What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Giant Golden Orb Weaver been recorded?

Nephila pilipes occurrence evidence comes from 809 records in 25 countries and territories, from 1891 to 2026. Most records come from India.

ArachnidaAraneaeAraneidaeNephila

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

809 records across 25 countries and territories, 1891–2026.

Nephila pilipes · GBIF taxon key 2149490

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: October.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

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Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Giant Golden Orb Weaver has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Giant Golden Orb Weaver. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
India 183
Australia 117
Taiwan 96
Thailand 79
Hong Kong 78
Singapore 66
Indonesia 52
Japan 44
Malaysia 15
Sri Lanka 10
China 9
Myanmar 9
Cambodia 8
Bangladesh 7
Papua New Guinea 6
Philippines 6
Laos 5
Vietnam 5
Christmas Island 4
Nepal 3
Bhutan 2
Timor-Leste 2
Brunei 1
Solomon Islands 1
Vanuatu 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.