Mecynogea lemniscata

Mecynogea lemniscata, the basilica orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is found in a range from the United States to Argentina.^[1][2][3][4]

Courtship

Mecynogea lemniscata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Mecynogea
Species:	M. lemniscata
Binomial name
Mecynogea lemniscata (Walckenaer, 1841)

In elaborate "basilica style" web