Argiope aurantia

Lucas, 1833

Yellow Garden Spider

G5Secure Found in 93 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.108375
Element CodeILARAF2020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyAraneidae
GenusArgiope
Other Common Names
Argiope orangée (FR) Golden Garden Spider (EN) Yellow Garden Orbweaver (EN)
Concept Reference
Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-06-01
Change Date2017-06-01
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OklahomaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecSNRYes
New BrunswickS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Roadless Areas (93)
Arizona (2)
AreaForestAcres
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
TumacacoriCoronado National Forest44,594
Arkansas (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainOuachita National Forest1,910
Blue MountainOuachita National Forest9,755
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Little BlakelyOuachita National Forest3,342
California (11)
AreaForestAcres
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest6,481
East GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest27,894
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
No NameCleveland National Forest4,897
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
Pine CreekCleveland National Forest503
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
West YubaPlumas National Forest6,071
Florida (5)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Clear LakeApalachicola National Forest5,592
Gum BayApalachicola National Forest11,645
Long BayApalachicola National Forest5,726
SavannahApalachicola National Forest1,927
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
New Hampshire (8)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Cherry MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,766
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
El InviernoSanta Fe National Forest29,927
LemitasSanta Fe National Forest8,129
Lower San FranciscoGila National Forest26,460
North Carolina (9)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Pond Pine BCroatan National Forest2,961
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Sheep Ridge AdditionCroatan National Forest5,808
North Dakota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Collar / Bennett - CottonwoodDakota Prairie Grasslands19,697
Long X DivideDakota Prairie Grasslands10,099
Oklahoma (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beech CreekOuachita National Forest8,303
Oregon (6)
AreaForestAcres
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
Mt. HagenWillamette National Forest6,406
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
South Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
Tennessee (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Bald River Gorge AdditionCherokee National Forest1,728
Rogers RidgeCherokee National Forest4,738
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Texas (2)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
Little Lake CreekNational Forests in Texas596
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Clarkston Mtn.Caribou National Forest7,099
Vermont (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Devil's Den 09083Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests9,169
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (16)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Crawford MountainGeorge Washington National Forest9,892
Elliott KnobGeorge Washington National Forest9,380
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Laurel ForkGeorge Washington National Forest9,967
New London Bridge BranchJefferson National Forest844
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
PompeyGifford Pinchot National Forest23,985
West Virginia (7)
AreaForestAcres
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Gauley MountainMonongahela National Forest13,285
Little Allegheny MountainMonongahela National Forest10,514
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sand CreekBlack Hills National Forest7,950
References (3)
  1. Breene, R.G., D.A. Dean, G.B. Edwards, B. Hebert, H.W. Levi, G. Manning, K. McWest, and L. Sorkin. 2003. Common names of Arachnids 2003. 5th edition. The American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids. American Tarantula Society.
  2. Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
  3. Paquin, P., D. J. Buckle, N. Duperre, and C. D. Dondale. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa 2461:1-170.