Cryptaranea atrihastula (Urquhart, 1891) is a animal in the Araneidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cryptaranea atrihastula (Urquhart, 1891)

Cryptaranea atrihastula (Urquhart, 1891)

Cryptaranea atrihastula is a mottled green spider widespread in New Zealand forests, with females 4.9mm and males 4.5mm long.

Family
Genus
Cryptaranea
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Cryptaranea atrihastula (Urquhart, 1891)

For the species Cryptaranea atrihastula, recorded body length is 4.9mm for females and 4.5mm for males. Individuals of this species are mottled green in colour. This species has a widespread distribution across forests throughout New Zealand.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Araneidae Cryptaranea

More from Araneidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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