Arachnids of North Carolina
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Eris flava G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1888 - a jumping spider

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Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: ARANEOMORPHAEFamily: 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)

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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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