Woodlands Historic Park Spider

Slender Leaf-shaped Orb Weaver Spider at Woodlands Historic Park
Slender Leaf-shaped Orb Weaver, early April

Maximum Length: female 9 mm, male 7 mm.

Classification

Infraorder Araneomorphae - Spiders with Opposing Fangs
Family Araneidae - Orb weavers, 232 named species in Australia
Sub-family aranaeia - Classic Orb weavers
Genus Araneus
Species Araneus talipedatus group. A group which is likely to contain many species according to Whyte (2017).