Araneus diadematus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Araneus diadematus lives – recorded in 21 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Araneus diadematus
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	21 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Araneidae

Where does the Araneus diadematus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Araneus diadematus in 21 countries and territories across Europe and North America. In Canada it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Araneus diadematus?

The Araneus diadematus (Araneus diadematus) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Araneidae, genus Araneus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Araneus diadematus

The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, cross orbweaver, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider, and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider, although this name is also used for a different species, Araneus marmoreus. It is an orb-weaver spider found in Europe, where it is native, and North America, where it was introduced.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Araneus diadematus (revision 1365178067), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q337509 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).