Twospined spider
Photo by Ruth Renner
Poecilopachys australasiae (Griffith & Pidgeon)
Order: Araneae
Family: Araneidae
Size range
- Small, bright spider. Body length about 7–8 mm
Distribution
- From Australia, found in New Zealand since the 1970s
Life History
- Found in gardens on shrubs, often on citrus trees
- Builds a small orbweb at night–time
- Dismantles the web after use
- Eggsac spindle–shaped
- Food includes moths
