Nephilinae Checklist: Golden Orb Weaver Spiders, Hermit Spiders, Coin Spiders
Golden Orb Weaver Spiders, Hermit Spiders and Coin Spiders belong to the family Nephilidae or due to certain taxonomic revisions, the subfamily Nephilinae. This subfamily had been transferring between Araneidae, Nephilidae and Tetragnathidae, so I’ll just leave it at Nephilinae here. Some spiders may appear identical on photos, so please do not assume the identification of a spider simply based on the photographs here.
All photos are of live subjects shot in the field, with the dorsal view selected where available. Click on individual photos for larger views and views from other angles. As most specimens were not collected, identifications were done purely based on photographs and may not be 100% accurate.
This page will be updated regularly, please let me know if you spot any mistakes.
View my complete Flickr photo set: Nephilidae – Golden Orb Weaver Spiders.
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- Singapore (13 Photos)
- Malaysia (1 Photo)
- East Malaysia (1 Photo)
- Mozambique (5 Photos)
- Madagascar (6 Photos)
- Peru (3 Photos)
- Ecuador (1 Photo)
Family: Nephilidae Simon, 1894 Family: Nephilidae Simon, 1894 Subfamily: Nephilinae Simon, 189428 Photos
Nephilidae was resurrected in Dec 2018. Before that, it used to be in the subfamily Nephilinae under Araneidae. It looks like it is transferred back to Araneidae again in 2020, but I will leave it as Nephilidae or Nephilinae on this page.
Subfamily: Nephilinae Simon, 1894 Family: Nephilidae Simon, 1894 Subfamily: Nephilinae Simon, 1894 Genus: Herennia Thorell, 1877 Genus: Nephila Leach, 1815 Genus: Nephilingis Kuntner, 2013 Genus: Nephilengys L. Koch, 1872 Genus: Trichonephila Dahl, 191128 Photos
Genus: Herennia Thorell, 1877 Family: Nephilidae Simon, 1894 Subfamily: Nephilinae Simon, 1894 Genus: Herennia Thorell, 18773 Photos
Singapore: Herennia multipuncta (Doleschall, 1859) 
Singapore: Herennia multipuncta (Doleschall, 1859) 
East Malaysia: Herennia deelemanae Kuntner, 2005
Genus: Nephila Leach, 1815 Family: Nephilidae Simon, 1894 Subfamily: Nephilinae Simon, 1894 Genus: Nephila Leach, 18156 Photos
Singapore: Nephila pilipes (Fabricius, 1793)
Singapore: Nephila pilipes (Fabricius, 1793)
Singapore: Nephila pilipes (Fabricius, 1793) Sub
Singapore: Nephila pilipes (Fabricius, 1793)
Singapore: Nephila pilipes (Fabricius, 1793) Sub
Singapore: Nephila pilipes (Fabricius, 1793)
Genus: Nephilingis Kuntner, 2013 Family: Nephilidae Simon, 1894 Subfamily: Nephilinae Simon, 1894 Genus: Nephilingis Kuntner, 20137 Photos
Mozambique: Nephilingis cruentata (Fabricius, 1775)
Mozambique: Nephilingis cruentata (Fabricius, 1775)
Mozambique: Nephilingis cruentata (Fabricius, 1775) Juv
Madagascar: Nephilingis livida (Vinson, 1863)
Madagascar: Nephilingis livida (Vinson, 1863)
Madagascar: Nephilingis livida (Vinson, 1863)
Madagascar: Nephilingis livida (Vinson, 1863)
Genus: Nephilengys L. Koch, 1872 Family: Nephilidae Simon, 1894 Subfamily: Nephilinae Simon, 1894 Genus: Nephilengys L. Koch, 18722 Photos
Singapore: Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1841)
Singapore: Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1841) Sub
Genus: Trichonephila Dahl, 1911 Family: Nephilidae Simon, 1894 Subfamily: Nephilinae Simon, 1894 Genus: Trichonephila Dahl, 191110 Photos
Nephila inaurata was transferred to Trichonephila inaurata in Dec 2018 by Kuntner et al.
Singapore: Trichonephila antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1841)
Singapore: Trichonephila antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1841) Juv
Peru: Trichonephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)
Peru: Trichonephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)
Peru: Trichonephila cf. clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)
Ecuador: Trichonephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)
Madagascar: Trichonephila inaurata madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863)
Madagascar: Trichonephila inaurata madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863) Sub
Mozambique: Trichonephila senegalensis (Walckenaer, 1841)
Mozambique: Trichonephila fenestrata (Thorell, 1859)
Behaviour
Singapore: Nephila pilipes moulting
Olger vargas
Argiope
Nicky Bay
Argiope is in the Araneidae Checklist.