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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) » Phidippus » audax group (Phidippus audax group) » Phidippus princeps » Phidippus princeps pulcherrimus
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Phidippus - Phidippus princeps - male
Copyright © 2012 Roy Cohutta Brown

Phidippus - Phidippus princeps - Male
Chickasawhatchee WMA, Dougherty County, Georgia, USA
April 3, 2012
Size: 7mm (approx.)
Resembles Phidippus borealis

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Contributed by Roy Cohutta Brown on 4 April, 2012 - 3:36pm
Last updated 20 April, 2021 - 8:59pm

What a great jumper! I think Lynette is right.
Although I have not seen this species Edwards (2004) gives the following details: range is southern part of AL and GA as well as Florida, its close relative P. princeps occurs further north and has a different color pattern. At first glance this looks somewhat like a P. clarus male but in addition to the dorsum pattern differences P. pulcherrimus matures in spring, P. clarus in mid-summer. Nice find!
… Dick Walton, 6 April, 2012 - 10:35pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Jumping Spiders.
… Dick Walton, 6 April, 2012 - 10:25pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Maybe Phidippus pulcherrimus, but you should wait for confirmation.
… Lynette Elliott, 5 April, 2012 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Some Phidippus pulcherrimus in BG had...
white spots: in places on body (mine did not appear to have)
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 5 April, 2012 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

 
More regarding white patches:
(note comment made about lack of white patches)
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 8 April, 2012 - 3:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, you're right.
It'll be interesting to see what Ben says.
… Lynette Elliott, 6 April, 2012 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

 
I need . . .
a couple good spider sources with good range map info; I am still flying blind on spiders, plus I don't know anything (bad combo) :-)
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 6 April, 2012 - 9:27am login or register to post comments

 
They aren't easy
There can be many variety of patterns in just one species. I've seen a lot of pics and still don't feel confident IDing most of them.
… Lynette Elliott, 6 April, 2012 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

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