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Cyrtophora moluccensis.jpg

Cyrtophora moluccensis  (Doleschall, 1857)

Dome Tent Spider

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Araneidae
Subfamily: Cyrtophorinae
Genus: ​Cyrtophora
Species: moluccensis​


  • Common names: Dome Tent Spider
  • Distribution: India to Japan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Solomon Is., Palau, Micronesia, Fiji, Tonga, French Polynesia
  • Image locations: Chonburi
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Cyrtophora moluccensis​ from Thailand.
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Cyrtophora moluccensis margaritacea (Doleschall, 1859) female Chonburi
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Cyrtophora moluccensis margaritacea (Doleschall, 1859) female Chonburi
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Cyrtophora moluccensis margaritacea (Doleschall, 1859) female Chonburi

References: 
​​World Spider Catalog Accessed 24 Sep 2019
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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