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Cyclosa mulmeinensis

Cyclosa mulmeinensis

Field notes

Cyclosa mulmeinensis is a species of orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae. It was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1887 from specimens collected in Myanmar (then Burma). The species is widely distributed across Asia.

The species is named after Mawlamyaing (formerly Moulmein), a city in Burma where some of the first specimens were collected. It is known by the Japanese name Toge-gomigumo.

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Range

United States

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