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Bark Crab Spider - Bassaniana - male
Copyright © 2015 Kelly Fiegle

Bark Crab Spider - Bassaniana - Male
Hoosier National Forest, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
May 14, 2015
I know this is a terrible image (he wouldn't stop moving), but is there enough here to identify this guy as Bassaniana? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!
Contributed by Kelly Fiegle on 23 May, 2015 - 4:20am
Last updated 5 August, 2017 - 9:19am

Moved
Moved from Crab Spiders.
… Kelly Fiegle, 5 August, 2017 - 9:19am

Yes, we would agree
with Bassaniana. That far south in Indiana you should have versicolor. But you may still be in the area where utahensis and versicolor hybridize - one of the spider folk may know.
… john and jane balaban, 23 May, 2015 - 8:21am

 
Thanks!
:)
… Kelly Fiegle, 30 May, 2015 - 4:25am

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