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pink flower spider

Diaea evanida

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Field Notes

Description:

This is the female of a species found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. http://www.welokee.nl/spiders/nl/wsc.php?family=Thomisidae&genus=Diaea#…

Habitat:

This spotting on Hibiscus sp. in a large semi-urban yard/garden next to a disturbed patch of remnant forest. This is in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Reference Links:

Diaea evanida - Overview, Diaea evanida, Pink Flower Spider - Diaea evanida

Species ID Suggestions

flower spider, crab spider

Diaea sp.

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Scott Frazier
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Comments (5)
surekha
How beautiful...with flowers tattooed on his abdomen!
Scott Frazier
Thanks monkey-mind and nana-puppet for the group name.
Ashish
Must be a Crab spider..

Spotted for Missions

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International Spider Survey
Mission
Biota of S. Frazier's Yard at Sentani, Papua, Indonesia

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PublishedAugust 28, 2011

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