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White banded crab spider

Misumenoides formosipes

Photo by GraceWhite
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Field Notes

Description:

White banded crab spider eating a saffron skipper (Poanes aaroni) on top of a zinnia.

Reference Links:

Species Misumenoides formosipes - Whitebanded Crab Spider - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

White-banded Crab Spider

Misumenoides formosipes

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (6)
GraceWhite
Thanks Jakubko! They're very tiny and shy usually. The one I posted here was the first one I had seen that was big, stationary, eating, and had visible markings.
Jacob Gorneau
The small spider on your zinnias in the link you provided may a juvenile of the same species, although I'm not sure. It is definitely in the family Thomisidae though.
GraceWhite
Poanes looks good for the skipper, yes. Thanks!
Jacob Gorneau
Maybe genus Poanes for the skipper?? http://bugguide.net/node/view/255/bgpage
GraceWhite
Thank you Jakubko! I was even thinking it looked like a crab. Would this be the same thing, in tiny form? I get a lot of these tiny ones hiding in my zinnias. http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5534/9883579646_ac307cf7cc_h.jpg
Jacob Gorneau
Fantastic spotting, Grace! Unfortunately I am unable to provide any information regarding the ID of the skipper at this time, but if I come across anything I will let you know. :-)

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PublishedSeptember 22, 2013

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