Leucauge argyrobapta

Leucauge argyrobapta, or Mabel's orchard orb weaver, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found from the United States south to Brazil.[1][2]

Leucauge argyrobapta at the centre of its web, South Carolina

Leucauge argyrobapta
Mabel's orchard orbweaver, Leucauge argyrobapta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Leucauge
Species:
L. argyrobapta
Binomial name
Leucauge argyrobapta
(White, 1841)

The specific name is from Ancient Greek βάπτω (baptō, "to dip") and ἄργῠρος (argyros, "silver"), so called because the spider appears to have been "dipped" in silvery paint.[3][4]

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