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Philodromus? - Philodromus praelustris - female

Philodromus? - Philodromus praelustris - Female
River Edge, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
September 21, 2012
I know this is some kind of Philodromid Crab Spider, but does anyone know the exact species?

Moved
Moved from Philodromus.

 
Hi Patrick
Can you tell us how you got to species level? It might help us ID others in the guide. Thanks.

 
Just by comparing my photo to
Just by comparing my photo to other pics of various species and deciding which one consistently looked closest. I wish I could say it was through a more scientific process.

 
No problem
We do that too. I'd just add a not that ID is based on other in the guide that look similar. If we find there are a lot of similar looking species in your area we may have to move back to genus level at some point, but right now I just don't know. Thanks for clarifying.

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Sorry I can't tell species at this point.

Possibility
Maybe a Running Crab Spider?

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