Description: English: Orbweaver - Araneus pegnia, Woodbridge, Virginia. According to Common Spiders of North America, the abdominal markings look like a butterfly. Date: 30 August 2014, 02:40:34. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/15130468271/. Author: Judy Gallagher.
Description: English: Araneus pegnia, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg This is sometimes called the Butterfly Orbweaver because of the distinctive design on the abdomen. Date: 23 September 2015, 22:39:52. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/22011076006/. Author: judygva (back in town and trying to catch up).
Description: English: Web of Epeira globosa (=Araneus pegnia) in the corner of a doorway, showing the large tent at the top, from which a coarse thread runs to the center of the round web. Date: 1902. Source: The Common Spiders of the United States. Ginn & Company. Boston. 1902. Author: James Henry Emerton (1847 – 1931).