Arachnids of North Carolina

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Trichonephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767) - Golden Silk orbweaver

Male

Taxonomy

Order: ARANEAE

Infraorder: Araneomorphae

Subfamily: Nephilinae

Family: Araneidae

Synonym: Nephila clavipes

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Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images

Distribution in North Carolina

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Adult phenology: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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	Recorded by: R. Glenney Moore Co. Comment:	Recorded by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Newman, Randy Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Newman, Randy Carteret Co. Comment: male
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Brunswick Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Newman,Randy Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Newman,Randy Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Newman, Randy Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: L. Garner Bladen Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: L. Garner Bladen Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Chris Helms, Jonathan Short, John Osbourne Columbus Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Adam Walker Columbus Co. Comment:	Recorded by: S.Bland Onslow Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: C. Vanek Onslow Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Dorothy E. Pugh and Karl D. Gottschalk New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof New Hanover Co. Comment:	Recorded by: K. Bischof New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dorothy E. Pugh Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Steve Hall and Laura Robinson Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan New Hanover Co. Comment:

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