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Eriophora
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Eriophora

Eriophora is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. It occurs in the Americas, Australasia, and Africa. The name is derived from Ancient Greek roots, and means "wool bearing".

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Tropical Orbweaver

speciesEriophora ravilla

Eriophora edax

speciesEriophora edax

Tropical Orb Weaver

speciesEriophora fuliginea

Pretty Orbweaver

speciesEriophora nephiloides

Eriophora neufvilleorum

speciesEriophora neufvilleorum

Eriophora conica

speciesEriophora conica

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 53273.