Spiders of North Carolina

Order:
Scientific Name: Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View	SALTICIDAE Members:	NC Records
Eris flava G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1888 - a jumping spider

Taxonomy

Order: ARANEAE

Infraorder: ARANEOMORPHAE

Family: SALTICIDAE

Identification

Online Description/Photos:	BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Comments: Male carapace with marginal band of white scales extending across clypeus and usually back well past the palps. Longi-tudinal white bands extending back from ALE usually narrower than in militaris. Palp femur and often patella distinctly paler than more distal segments. Female carapace with patch barren of scales just above the marginal white band at a point below anterior lateral eyes.

Distribution in North Carolina

Comments: Coast and coastal plain
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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: Grass and fields around swamps, marshes and rivers.

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Abundance/Frequency: Less common than militaris

Status in North Carolina

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	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2024-10-25 Johnston Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2024-10-25 Johnston Co. Comment:

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