Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) » Phidippus » johnsoni group (Phidippus johnsoni group) » Phidippus whitmani
Photo#900724
Whitmani-early instar? - Phidippus whitmani
Copyright © 2014 Patrick Zephyr

Whitmani-early instar? - Phidippus whitmani
Montague, Massachusetts, USA
June 25, 2013
Size: 2-3mm

Images of this individual: tag all
Whitmani-early instar? - Phidippus whitmani Whitmani-early instar? - Phidippus whitmani Whitmani-early instar? - Phidippus whitmani
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Patrick Zephyr on 14 March, 2014 - 10:20am
Last updated 13 June, 2014 - 12:17pm

Moved
Moved from Jumping Spiders.
… Don Cadle, 13 June, 2014 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

Immature Phidippus
When it comes to attempting to identify juvenile Phidippus spp., I try to use caution. Many of the species are similar in appearance when they are young juveniles. With that being said, this certainly appears to be a juvenile P. whitmani in my opinion. The carapace markings are consistant with this species, but more so than that is Spots III. These spots are characteristically larger than any of the other spot markings on P. whitmani, and that is the case with this jumper. On P. clarus, spots II and III are similar in size.
Including the habitat where the jumper is found can definately assist in identification of jumpers. P. whitmani is typically found along the ground near leaf litter in forest habitat while P. clarus is found on herbaceous plants in fields and prairies.
… Don Cadle, 19 March, 2014 - 6:04am login or register to post comments

Immature Phidippus
Immature Phidippus. No idea what species.
… dragonfly12, 15 March, 2014 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. This might be a juvenile P. clarus otherwise.
… Chad Heins, 15 March, 2014 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

state/province not selected
also, pls make sure to include sighting date
… v belov, 14 March, 2014 - 3:34pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact