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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Crab Spiders (Thomisidae)
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Misumessus oblongus? - female
Copyright © 2012 Kelly Fiegle

Misumessus oblongus? - Female
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA
June 23, 2011
This looks a lot like Misumena vatia to me, but I'm not familiar enough with Misumessus oblongus to rule it out. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Misumessus oblongus? - female Misumessus oblongus? - female
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Contributed by Kelly Fiegle on 24 October, 2012 - 3:50am
Last updated 17 August, 2018 - 10:51am

Moved
Moved from Goldenrod Crab Spider.
… Kelly Fiegle, 17 August, 2018 - 10:50am login or register to post comments

Possible Misumessus oblongus
The ALE appear a little larger than the AME here, which suggests Misumessus oblongus, but doesn't completely rule out Misumena vatia on its own in this case I don't think. Additionally, there currently are no M. vatia observations in Indiana on iNaturalist or BugGuide other than this one, which makes M. vatia seem less likely here to me as well.
… Matt Claghorn, 17 August, 2018 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
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… Kelly Fiegle, 17 August, 2018 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Crab Spiders.
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