Backobourkia brounii

Broun's orb weaver at Ballyroe, NSW

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Identification history

	Backobourkia brounii	15 May 2025	MichaelMulvaney
	Backobourkia brounii	29 Mar 2025	TwoRivers

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TwoRivers wrote:

27 Apr 2025

Please note: The pattern of projections on the upper surfaces of the abdomen is characteristic of this species. Those on the closely related Eriophora pustulosa are similar but the latter species is often darker and has a more angular body shape.
See also

https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/9c2c48ed-7d1b-4cbb-ad24-d6abee807b02

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Location information

Places Ballyroe, NSW

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Backobourkia brounii Scientific name
Broun's orb weaver Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 914.52m Recorded at altitude
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