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spider - Tutelina - male
Copyright © 2012 Ilona L.

spider - Tutelina - Male
Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
May 11, 2012
A very small, shiny, metallic-looking spider -- Tutelina?

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spider - Tutelina - male spider - Tutelina - male
Contributed by Ilona L. on 24 May, 2012 - 11:00pm
Last updated 27 July, 2013 - 10:32pm

Moved for expert attention.
Moved from Jumping Spiders. This is a subadult male Tutelina, either T. elegans or T. similis. These two species are difficult to tell apart as adults, let alone as subadults. You may not get it identified further.
… Chad Heins, 27 July, 2013 - 9:01pm

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