Classification: | Phylum: Arthropoda | Class: Arachnida | Order: Araneae | Family: Araneidae | Genus: Eriovixia |

This spider looks very similar to the Sorting Hat spider (Eriovixia gryffindori) first discovered in India in 2016 [1]. The newly indetified Eriovixia gryffindori was widely reported back in late 2016 as it was named after the owner of the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter novel.

Reference:

Javed A, Rajashree K, Sumukha JN. A new species of dry foliage mimicking Eriovixia Archer, 1951 from central Western Ghats, India (Araneae: Araneidae). Ind J Arach 2016;5(1-2):24-27. | Read article |

One of this spider (picture below) was found mimicking a thorn on the underside of a leaf of the Sea Holly (Acanthus ebracteatus), which happened to be a thorny plant.