ArkysArkys Image Index Arkys alatus (Winged Arkys) Arkys alticephala (High-headed Arkys) Arkys bulburinensis Arkys cornutus (Horned Triangular Spider) Arkys curtulus (Small Bird-dropping Spider) Arkys lancearius (Triangular Spider) Arkys walckenaeri (Walckenaer’s Studded Triangular Spider)

Arkys bulburinensis, also known Orb-Weaver Spider, belongs to the family Arkyidae group of Triangular Spiders and Allies.

Arkys bulburinensis, Narara NSW © Michael Doe
Arkys bulburinensis, Narara NSW © Michael Doe
Arkys bulburinensis, Mount Mee QLD © Tony Eales
Arkys bulburinensis, Mount Mee QLD © Tony Eales

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Chelicerata
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Infraorder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Arkyidae
  • Genus: Arkys
  • Species: Arkys bulburinensis

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs Arkys bulburinensis, Photographs © Tony Eales
  2. Photographs Arkys bulburinensis, Photograph © Michael Doe
  3. Arkys bulburinensis Heimer, 1984, Orb-Weaver Spider, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/653d246f-0a2d-4062-a097-7f77094b9e6c
  4. Arkys bulburinensis, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/623481-Arkys-bulburinensis
  5. Arkys bulburinensis Heimer, 1984, Arachne.org.au, https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2493

ArkysArkys Image Index Arkys alatus (Winged Arkys) Arkys alticephala (High-headed Arkys) Arkys bulburinensis Arkys cornutus (Horned Triangular Spider) Arkys curtulus (Small Bird-dropping Spider) Arkys lancearius (Triangular Spider) Arkys walckenaeri (Walckenaer’s Studded Triangular Spider)

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