Arachnids · La Saladita, Guerrero

Leucauge argyra

Spanish: Araña de franjas blancas

Leucauge argyra is a spider and is known for being the host of the Hymenoepimecis argyraphaga, a Costa Rican or Puerto Rican parasitoid wasp. It is found from the United States to Brazil. Leucauge argyra (and many other Leucauge spp.) is known to be a colonial species, with spiders maintaining individual territories/orb webs within a scaffolding of shared support lines maintained by the group. Colonies of multi-generational individuals are often seen with some levels of size...

TaxonomyArachnida › Araneae › Tetragnathidae

Local records10 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records11,705 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2021 – 2025

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Leucauge argyra (Leucauge argyra) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/leucauge-argyra/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.