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Adult male - Tibellus oblongus - male
Copyright © 2013 Kyron Basu

Adult male - Tibellus oblongus - Male
Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
June 1, 2013
Size: ~6.5mm body length
Found on a morning glory leaf. T. oblongus is very conspicuous at this time of year. Day and night they can be found scampering all over the foliage in the garden.

ID from palps using diagrams and descriptions in Dondale & Redner 1978.

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Contributed by Kyron Basu on 2 June, 2013 - 1:30am

Tibellus oblongus - male
Gorgeous images as usual.
… Lynette Elliott, 2 June, 2013 - 12:34pm

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