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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Crab Spiders (Thomisidae) » Possible Misumessus
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Crab Spider - female
Copyright © 2011 Kelly Fiegle

Crab Spider - Female
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA
August 2, 2004
Could this be Misumena vatia - Goldenrod Crab Spider, or Misumenoides formosipes - Whitebanded Crab Spider? I'm having a hard time telling these two species apart, even with the excellent descriptions on the info pages.
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Contributed by Kelly Fiegle on 6 January, 2011 - 12:56pm
Last updated 27 December, 2012 - 7:34am

Moved
Moved from Crab Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 1 September, 2012 - 8:01am login or register to post comments

Possible misumessus
I have a spider that looks just like this, immature. Can we move this to "possible misumessus" for now?
… Joe Lapp, 31 August, 2012 - 11:13pm login or register to post comments

Not Misumenoides,
Leaning toward Mecaphesa, but possibly Misumena, can't be certain
… john and jane balaban, 6 January, 2011 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
For ruling out Misumenoides. I know this is a poor image, and we probably won't be able to get a definite id, but I really appreciate all of your help!
… Kelly Fiegle, 7 January, 2011 - 4:32am login or register to post comments

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