Arachnids of North Carolina
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Pelegrina proterva - a jumping spider

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Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Salticidae                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: The female prosoma is pale tan to cream colored, with a somewhat mottled appearance. The opisthosoma is pale tan to cream colored. There is a pale anterior band. Four pairs of dark spots are on either side of the midline; the more posterior the spots are, the larger they are. The male prosoma is dark reddish brown. White submarginal bands and a white marking are between the posterior median eyes. A black angled dash reaches from the outer edge of the anterior median eyes to the posterior lateral eyes. (I often hear people refer to these marks as “angry eyebrows.”) The clypeus has a central white marking, and there are white cheek markings. The male opisthosoma is dark reddish brown, and a band crosses the anterior and continues down the lateral sides to the spinnerets. The legs are tan and banded in dark brown. P. proterva looks similar to other Pelegrina species. The females can be distinguished by the pattern on the opisthosoma, while the males have a narrower prosoma than the other species and have a white marking on the clypeus. Rose, 2022. BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIFTechnical Description: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10047302#page/241/mode/1up Maddison, W. P. (1996). Pelegrina Franganillo and other jumping spiders formerly placed in the genus Metaphidippus (Araneae: Salticidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 154: 215-368.
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Pelegrina proterva
Epigynum NCBP5280 20210404002		 Pelegrina proterva
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Distribution in North Carolina
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Pelegrina proterva
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: bog, old field
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-05
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-03-13
Lee Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-03-13
Lee Co.
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Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-11-06
Richmond Co.
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Lee Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-18
Macon Co.
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Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-09-21
Wake Co.
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Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-11
Madison Co.
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Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2024-08-23
Edgecombe Co.
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Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-07-24
Macon Co.
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Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-07-02
Macon Co.
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Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-05-21
Macon Co.
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Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-19
Rowan Co.
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Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-15
Bertie Co.
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Bertie Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-15
Bertie Co.
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Hertford Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-15
Hertford Co.
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Martin Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-15
Martin Co.
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Northampton Co.
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