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

Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

National Moth Week photos of insects and people. Here's how to add your images.

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

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

Photos of insects and people from the 2015 gathering in Wisconsin, July 10-12

Photos of insects and people from the 2014 gathering in Virginia, June 4-7.

Photos of insects and people from the 2013 gathering in Arizona, July 25-28

Photos of insects and people from the 2012 gathering in Alabama
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) » Habronattus » viridipes group (Habronattus viridipes group) » Habronattus viridipes
Photo#49855
Green-legged Jumper - Habronattus viridipes - male
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Green-legged Jumper - Habronattus viridipes - Male
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
April 28, 2006
Size: 5mm

Images of this individual: tag all
Green-legged Jumper - Habronattus viridipes - male Green-legged Jumper - Habronattus viridipes - male Green-legged Jumper - Habronattus viridipes - male Green-legged Jumper - Habronattus viridipes - male
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by tom murray on 28 April, 2006 - 10:49pm
Last updated 1 May, 2014 - 9:51pm

Great
images, Tom.
Request: the next time you encounter an adult male Habro, try to get a close up of the ornamentation on legs 3 (third pair from the front), if you don't mind.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 29 April, 2006 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

 
Another angle
I've added one other shot that shows that marking on the third leg. I never noticed that before I saw these pictures, and noticed it has a spur above the orange mark.
… tom murray, 29 April, 2006 - 7:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Tom. That is the ornamemtation I was refering to. Many adult male Habro species can be easily IDed by the modified legs 3 and some by legs 1 as well.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 29 April, 2006 - 9:05pm login or register to post comments

 
In that case
I think we have more than one species here. This has an orange circle with a black dot in the center. Compare with this other one with a green and black mark on the third leg.
… tom murray, 29 April, 2006 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

 
It
is viridipes. There is color variation on the patella, but the black spot is generally consistent.
Legs 3 on adult male calcaratus look nothing like viridipes adult male legs 3.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 30 April, 2006 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Great work
I'll look for that third leg on the male Habros from now on. Thanks.
… tom murray, 30 April, 2006 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Habronattus
H. calcaratus also has some green on the foreleg but has some differences in the dorsal markings it appears. I have the big paper around here somewhere but I think you have H. viridipes here again.

Nice drawing of H. calcaratus:

http://salticidae.org/wpm/artGallery/calcaratus.html
… Herschel Raney, 30 April, 2006 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

 
There
may be variation in the coloration, but I think it is the shape, spines, and hairs that are key. Will get back to you on that.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 30 April, 2006 - 12:05pm 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 © 2003-2021 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact