Salticidae on leaf - Phidippus

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… Jeff Hollenbeck, 8 July, 2018 - 3:20pm

Phidippus

Thanks for everyone's help in getting this handsome spider identified.

… Lynn Monroe, 8 July, 2018 - 5:24pm

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… John Rosenfeld, 3 April, 2015 - 12:26pm

It's an immature Phidippus

in exactly the right light to get that beautiful golden shine from the irridescent stripe!

That shine will fade as it grows, alas.

… kozz, 24 March, 2015 - 1:19am

Agree

This is an immature Phidippus.

… Don Cadle, 3 April, 2015 - 12:19pm

Don, kozz, etc -

can someone please explain why this is an immature Phidippus and not one of the other dendryphantine genera? Not doubting your ID - just trying to learn something... Thanks!

Edit: For example, the current image shows perhaps a darker, fresher spider, but it's hard for me to see a lot of discrete differences from this vouchered image of Pelegrina? Maybe the fused spot on the abdomen in the current image is more well-defined and larger? It would help me greatly to get some tips on these immature dendryphantines, as I can figure out which ones I'd like to try to rear, for example...

… Ken Schneider, 3 April, 2015 - 12:42pm

Dendryphantinae

Ken, in my opinion, there are no other genera outside of Phidippus that have markings similar to the spider in this image. Many species of Phidippus have distinct markings which identify them as Phidippus at 2nd or 3rd instar. Our juvenile Phidippus has a distinct basal band, spots II are large and joined, spots III and IV and small and linear. This is undoubtedly a juvenile Phidippus, and is probably P. audax, which are quite common and colorful in Colorado.

… Don Cadle, 3 April, 2015 - 1:12pm

Thanks Don!

… Ken Schneider, 3 April, 2015 - 1:17pm

Could also be -

something like Pelegrina aeneola, which is ubiquitous on foliage in much of the West. Certainly a dendryphantine, at any rate...

… Ken Schneider, 20 March, 2015 - 10:45am

Looks like a Phidippus

… John Rosenfeld, 15 March, 2015 - 11:54am

Possible Phidippus

Thanks.

… Lynn Monroe, 15 March, 2015 - 2:53pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 15 March, 2015 - 10:19am