Afraranea mitifica Yaginuma & Archer, 1959 Aranea mitifica Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 Araneus mitifica Tikader, 1963 Araneus nawazi Dyal, 1935 Araneus nawazi Levi, 1974 Epeira mitifica Simon, 1886 Zilla nawazi Dyal, 1935 Zygiella nawazi Roewer, 1942 Araneus mitificus, commonly known as the kidney garden spider or pale orb weaver is a species of orb-weaver spider found in South, East, and Southeast Asia.

[2] The species was originally described in 1886 as Epeira mitifica by the French arachnologist Eugène Simon.

In the upper center is a characteristic large kidney-shaped marking (which can sometimes be a faint vertical line or V-shaped), from which it derives its common name.

[1] The markings on the back of the spider can resemble a human face if viewed from the front.

The maxillae have almost square shapes and have distinct tufts of hair at the tips (scopulae).

The distal ends of the leg segments have transverse bands dark brown in color.

[1][4] Araneus mitificus builds orb webs that are characteristically missing a section.

[4] The spider does not rest on the center of the web, but instead builds a silk-lined sanctuary in a leaf at the margins.

Once the spider feels the signal line vibrate, it will rush out to capture the prey.