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Peppered jumper (female)

Pelegrina galathea

Photo by drP
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Field Notes

Description:

A small, striped jumping spider, about 5 mm long. The pattern on this spider is variable. In this instance, the lighter spots on the proximal abdomen make an "X" shape, while the distal abdomen has a dark longitudinal stripe with dark and light transverse stripes on either side.

Habitat:

This critter was on a leaf at the edge of a fragment of mixed deciduous forest after a rainstorm.

Reference Links:

Spider with prey - Pelegrina galathea - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
drP
Thanks, ForestDragon. Sure looks like a female Pelegrina galathea to me. This one in particular looks very close in terms of pattern, though mine doesn't appear to be ready to lay eggs: http://bugguide.net/node/view/71424/bgimage
ForestDragon
Really pretty little Jumper! Possibly a Peppered Jumper, Pelegrina galathea. See what you think: http://bugguide.net/node/view/2027

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