Nuctenea umbratica: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Nuctenea umbratica Nuctenea umbratica

Where the nuctenea umbratica lives – recorded in 20 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 17,116 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See spiders, scorpions & other arachnids on the world map

Scientific name	Nuctenea umbratica
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	20 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Araneidae

Where does the nuctenea umbratica live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the nuctenea umbratica in 20 countries and territories across Europe.

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 nuctenea umbratica?

The nuctenea umbratica (Nuctenea umbratica) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Araneidae, genus Nuctenea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the nuctenea umbratica

Nuctenea umbratica, the walnut orb-weaver spider, is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nuctenea umbratica (revision 1341998724), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1624740 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).