Neoscona mellotteei is a small green orb-weaver spider, under half an inch (about 1 cm) long, from East Asia. It is not found in the United States; it lives in China, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.
Appearance
- Appearance
- The top of the abdomen is bright leaf green. Below a yellow line along each side, the sides and underside of the abdomen are brown.
Look-alikes
Neoscona scylloides
In N. scylloides the abdomen stays green below the yellow side marks; in N. mellotteei that lower part and the underside are brown. A photo taken from directly above usually can't tell them apart.
Why they get mixed upBoth are small green East Asian orb-weavers of the same size that live in the same places. Neither is found in the US.
Where it lives
- Range
- China, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan, including Hokkaido. It does not occur in the US.
Behavior
- Activity
- It builds its web at night and spends the day tucked under or inside leaves.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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