A medium to large sized orb weaving spider, with a body length up to 12 mm long (female).

The species is distributed in Africa, India, Nepal, Pakistan, south east Asia, and Australia.

[1][2][3] It is found in forests, grasslands, rice fields, and urban areas.

[4] In urban areas, streetlights attracted insects leading to more webs of L. decorata on trees beside such lights.

[4] L. decorata was among the preferred spider species predated by the mud-dauber wasp Sceliphron madraspatanum for larval food in Pune city.