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White-banded crab spider

Misumenoides formosipes

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Field Notes

Description:

A small crab spider named for the band that runs underneath its lower row of eyes that can be either white or yellow. The rest of the coloring of this species varies greatly.

Habitat:

Often on flowers stalking winged insects.

Reference Links:

Species Misumenoides formosipes - Whitebanded Crab Spider - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Carol Snow Milne
WOW! Good thing I saw your crab spider. My unknown spider now has an ID. It is the male of this spider. Awesome!
Carol Snow Milne
Love this crab spider. Do you know what this one is? I don't have an ID yet. Thanks. Great spots. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/14063272

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International Spider Survey
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PublishedMarch 18, 2013

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