Spider (New Zealand Cobweb Spider)Cryptachaea veruculata
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Cryptachaea
Species: C. veruculata This species was moved from genus Achaearanea in 2008
Binomial name: Cryptachaea veruculata
Common name: NZ cobweb spider, Diamond Comb-footed Spider
Cryptachaea veruculata is a spider native to New Zealand. It has been introduced to Australia, England and Belgium.
The species has shown to have potential to control spider mites and leafroller caterpillars in New Zealand.
Females reach a body size of about 4 mm, males only about 1.5 mm. They sometimes build small untidy webs in flowers and green vegetation, but will also build webs in corners of the outer walls of buildings and especially under ledges of man-made constructions such as bridges and picnic tables.
New Zealand Cobweb Spider
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