Argiope catenulata

Argiope catenulata
Argiope catenulata in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Argiope
Species:
A. catenulata
Binomial name
Argiope catenulata
(Doleschall, 1859)
Synonyms

Epeira catenulata Doleschall, 1859

Argiope catenulata, also known as the grass cross spider, is a species of orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae) ranging from India to the Philippines and Papua New Guinea, and also found in Australia in 2019. Like other species of the same genus, it builds a web with a zig-zag stabilimentum.