Austracantha minax

Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Penrose, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 150.212791-34.682919
• Places Penrose, NSW

Sighting information

• 3 Abundance
• 2 Jan 2022 09:29 AM Recorded on
• Aussiegall Recorded by

• Collections

  Aussiegall Southern Highlands NatureMapr Austracantha minax Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders

Additional information

• Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

• Austracantha minax Scientific name
• Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 966.7m Recorded at altitude
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• Synonyms

  Gasteracantha minax

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