Neoscona adianta (Walckenaer, 1802)
(an orb-weaver spider)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNeoscona adianta (an orb-weaver spider)
FamilyARANEIDAE (orb spiders, orb-weavers)
OrderARANEAE (spiders)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Neoscona adianta (an orb-weaver spider) :
1: Neoscona adianta (an orb-weaver spider)
31 Jul 2018 OSGR: SY66 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, deep red specimen, swept off Hoary Ragwort
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - epigyne - ventral view - microscope low magnification
2: Neoscona adianta (an orb-weaver spider)
6 Jul 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, pale brown specimen, sitting on top of Wild Parsnip umbel
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 4: Female - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - latero-dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - ventral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - ventral view - silver background (2)Image 9: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - epigyne - dorsal view - microscope low magnificationImage 12: Female - epigyne - lateral view - microscope low magnification

Neoscona adianta (an orb-weaver spider) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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