Spiders of North Carolina

Arachnids of North Carolina

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Scientific Name: Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

Hypsosinga rubens - an orbweaver Araneidae Members:			NC Records	BugGuide Account	Public View

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Male

Distribution Records
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Vetting Levels

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

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synonym

taxonomic_comments

hip-so-SING-uh. Hypsosinga have a higher clypeus than Singa, so "hypso" (Greek for "high") is added to make "high Singa."

species_comment

One common name is Ruben's Orbweaver.

id_comments

Oval shaped abdomen is orange or orange with black at the rear and two black or lighter spots at the sides. Cephalathorax is orange with a black area around the eye region. The legs can be black or orange and darker near the ends with several spines. The males of the genus often have a black abdomen contrasting with orange cephalathorax. Immatures can be all black, with a white spot in center of cephalathorax and a white border area ringing around sides of abdomen, with black and white banded legs. Can resemble Florinda coccinia, which is brighter red and more slender with longer legs, and has a sheet web.

total_length

Small, female total body length 7.4-8.7 mm, male total body length 6.0-6.5 mm.

structural_features

silk_web

Small orb web built in low vegetation. Female makes round shaped egg sacs, white in color attached near web.

fld_guide_descriptions

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prey

predators

behavior

It may hide under bark or in leaf litter.

distribution_reference

technical_reference

Spiders of North America - Bradley; Bugguide

adult_id

1 identifiable by photo 2 identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info 3 identifiable from specimen only

abundance

Occasional.

distribution_comments

Occasional throughout North Carolina and the eastern United States. Adults can be seen from spring through summer.

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>=4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom	Frequency Regular – almost always observed on given visit; >=90% chance of observation Frequent – usually observed on a given visit; >=50%<90% chance of observation Infrequent – observed less than 50% of visits; >=25%<50% chance of observation Occasional – observed on only on a small minority of visits; >=10%<25% chance of observation Seldom – not usually seen on visits; <10% chance of observation These terms refer to visits to appropriate habitats made at appropriate times of the year, making use of common sampling/observation methods. Under those conditions, Frequency refers to the chance of observing at least one individual on a given visit made anywhere within a particular region, or over multiple visits to a single site.

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<4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Piedmont

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Coastal Plain

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

habitat

Forest understory, shrubs and low vegetation.

observation_methods

Visual observation, sweep netting, beat sheets and leaf litter sifting.

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NHP_status

status_comments

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	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Macon Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Avery Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Avery Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn McDowell Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn McDowell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment: New Hope Creek Biodiversity Survey	Recorded by: B. McRae Macon Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Avery Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Avery Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Durham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Avery Co. Comment:

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