Arachnids of North Carolina
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Philodromus keyserlingi - a running crab spider

Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Philodromidae                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIFTechnical Description: Dondale, C. D. & Redner, J. H. 1978. The insects and arachnids of Canada, Part 5. The crab spiders of Canada and Alaska, Araneae: Philodromidae and Thomisidae. Research Branch Agriculture Canada Publication 1663: 1-255
Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Comments: New Mexico to Florida, northward to Iowa, southern Ontario, and Massachusetts.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
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: SC; riverside forest
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 Photo Gallery for Philodromus keyserlingi - a running crab spider

Photos: 11

Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-24
Pamlico Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-20
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Donald ZEPP on 2021-06-23
Johnston Co.
Comment: See epigynum above in "Structural Photos."		Recorded by: Donald ZEPP on 2021-06-23
Johnston Co.
Comment: See epigynum above in "Structural Photos."
Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-11-05
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-11-05
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-11-05
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-11-05
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-11-05
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2016-04-20
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2016-04-20
Scotland Co.
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