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Yellow Crab Spider - Misumena vatia
Copyright © 2004 Richard Leung

Yellow Crab Spider - Misumena vatia
Springfield, Virginia, USA
September 20, 2004
Possibly Misumena sp.? Or Misumenoides sp. with jaundice?

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Crab Spider on Rose - Misumena vatia - female Yellow Crab Spider - Misumena vatia
Contributed by Richard Leung on 21 September, 2004 - 7:19pm

Primo! crab spider Richard
This shot has such great color!
… Lynette Schimming, 22 March, 2009 - 1:40pm

M. vatia female
Looks like Misumena vatia to us - no white transverse ridge above the eyes for Misumenoides
… john and jane balaban, 21 September, 2004 - 9:48pm

 
Agreed, Misumena vatia
I had thought M. vatia had red markings on the sides, but I see now that my spider matches an example of M. vatia photographed by Tony a while back:
… Richard Leung, 21 September, 2004 - 10:25pm

 
We're having second thoughts on this now
We were looking for a white horizontal transverse bar across the face, but now realize it could be yellow. We're thinking both Richard and Tony have Misumenoides here - with a yellow horizontal ridge. What do others think?
… john and jane balaban, 27 November, 2005 - 10:25am

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