Notoligotoma Web Spinner vs Indian Web Spinner

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Notoligotoma Web Spinner Indian Web Spinner
Scientific Name Notoligotoma hardyi Oligotoma saundersii
Order Embioptera Embioptera
Family Australembiidae Oligotomidae
Size 9.0-14.0 mm 8.0-12.0 mm
Habitat Woodlands Woodlands
Diet Gall Makers Wood Feeders
Regions Oceania Asia, North America, Africa, Oceania
Conservation Not Evaluated Not Evaluated

Notoligotoma Web Spinner

An Australian web spinner found in tropical northern Australia. It builds silk galleries on tree trunks during the wet season.

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Did You Know?

During the dry season, colonies retreat into deep bark crevices and become dormant until the rains return.

Indian Web Spinner

A cosmopolitan web spinner originally from South Asia, now found in warm regions worldwide. It commonly inhabits cracks in walls and under debris.

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Did You Know?

This species has spread across the globe through human trade and is now the most widely distributed web spinner.