Arachnids · La Saladita, Guerrero

Western Spotted Orbweaver

Neoscona oaxacensis

Spanish: Araña manchada de jardín

Neoscona oaxacensis, known as western spotted orbweaver and zig-zag spider, is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. It is distributed in the Americas, from Kansas and California south to Venezuela and Peru, including the Galápagos Islands.

TaxonomyArachnida › Araneae › Araneidae

Local records22 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records30,301 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2023 – 2025

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2025-11-03 — observation by zihuadean
2025-07-29 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez
2024-11-14 — observation by zihuadean
2024-11-08 — observation by zihuadean
2024-10-30 — observation by zihuadean
2024-10-30 — observation by zihuadean

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Arachnids guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Western Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona oaxacensis) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/neoscona-oaxacensis/, 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.