Spiders of North Carolina

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Colonus sylvanus - a jumping spider

Taxonomy

Order: ARANEAE

Infraorder: Araneomorphae

Family: Salticidae

Synonym: Thiodina sylvana

Identification

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Distribution in North Carolina

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Adult phenology: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: old field

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Status in North Carolina

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Colonus sylvanus - a jumping spider

Photo Gallery for Colonus sylvanus - a jumping spider

136 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Photo Gallery for Colonus sylvanus - a jumping spider		136 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-14 Rowan Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-14 Rowan Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-14 Rowan Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-06-11 Edgecombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-06-11 Edgecombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-06-11 Edgecombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-06-11 Edgecombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-06-11 Edgecombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-06-11 Edgecombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-06-02 Currituck Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-06-02 Currituck Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-23 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-23 Richmond Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-23 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-18 McDowell Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-15 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-05-08 Nash Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-05-08 Nash Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-26 Brunswick Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-26 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-26 Brunswick Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-26 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-22 Franklin Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-22 Franklin Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-22 Franklin Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-22 Franklin Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-22 Franklin Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-22 Franklin Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-09 Wilson Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-08 Wilson Co. Comment: