genus

Metepeira

Field notes

Metepeira is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by F. O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1903. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek μετά and the obsolete genus name Epeira, denoting a genus similar to Epeira.

Children

Labyrinth Orbweaver presumed native
Arizona Labyrinth Orb-Weaver native
Metepeira spinipes presumed native
Metepeira foxi native
Metepeira datona presumed native
Metepeira palustris presumed native
Metepeira grandiosa presumed native
Metepeira comanche
Metepeira gosoga

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native Metepeira All

Native to the US, by observations.

Arizona Labyrinth Orb-Weaver Metepeira arizonica 89 observations
Metepeira foxi 37 observations