Spiders of North Carolina

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View	SALTICIDAE Members:	NC Records
Attulus sylvestris Emerton 1891 - a jumping spider

Taxonomy

Order: ARANEAE

Infraorder: ARANEOMORPHAE

Family: SALTICIDAE

Identification

Online Description/Photos:	BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Comments: A. fasciger is primarily associated with urban structures in the US (as it is an introduced species), and has lighter colorations with distinct patterning. The build of A. sylvestris is more boxy as well.

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

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Photo Gallery for Attulus sylvestris - a jumping spider		Photos: 4
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-09-15 Wilkes Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-09-15 Wilkes Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-09-15 Wilkes Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-09-15 Wilkes Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Attulus sylvestris - a jumping spider