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Tuesday 21 July 2015

Cricket-bat orbweaver - Mangora acalypha (Walckenaer, 1802) - Cyprus


Family Araneidae

Mangora acalypha, also known by its common name cricket-bat orbweaver, is a species of spider in the family Araneidae, found throughout the Palearctic realm. This species was originally described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1802 as Aranea acalypha.

Habitat
Mangora acalypha is common in meadows, forests and gardens

Photos Geri,21/6/2015 by George Konstantinou






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