Leucauge nigrovittata

Leucauge nigrovittata

Taxobox
name = "Leucauge nigrovittata"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
subordo = Araneomorphae
familia = Tetragnathidae
genus = "Leucauge"
species = ""'L. nigrovittata"
binomial = "Leucauge nigrovittata"

"Leucauge nigrovittata", commonly called the black-striped orchard spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Tetragnathidae. It is a native of Indonesia.

Like many of its congeners, this is a colourful and distinctive spider. It has a body length (excluding legs) of 13 mm. The abdomen is white with yellow-green sides with black stripes separating the white from the coloured flanks. Another black stripe runs right down the middle. This species constructs a web inclined at 45° and several individuals often build these webs close together.

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