Arachnids of North Carolina
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Pelegrina galathea - peppered jumper

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Male		Pelegrina galathea
Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Salticidae                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: The female prosoma is cream to pale yellow, with dark mottling throughout. The female opisthosoma is cream to pale yellow, with mottled dark markings in the general appearance of three pairs of spots on either side of the midline. The male prosoma is dark reddish brown. There are white submarginal bands and a white marking between the posterior median eyes. A black angled dash reaches from the outer edge of the anterior median eyes to the posterior lateral eyes. (I often hear people refer to these marks as “angry eyebrows.”) The clypeus is dark reddish brown. The male opisthosoma is dark reddish brown, and a band crosses the anterior and continues down the lateral sides to the spinnerets; it is broken at the posterior end. Paired white spots may be on the dorsal surface, but these often get rubbed off and may be missing. The legs of both the males and the females are cream and banded in black. P. galathea looks similar to other Pelegrina species. The females can be distinguished by the pattern on the opisthosoma, while the males have a wider prosoma than the other species and do not have a white marking on the clypeus. Rose, 2022. BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIFTechnical Description: Maddison, W. P. (1996). Pelegrina Franganillo and other jumping spiders formerly placed in the genus Metaphidippus (Araneae: Salticidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 154: 215-368.
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Distribution in North Carolina
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Pelegrina galathea
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: bog, old field
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-07-06
Mecklenburg Co.
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Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-06-11
Edgecombe Co.
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Edgecombe Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-09
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-03-13
Lee Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-03-13
Lee Co.
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Lee Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-11-03
Cabarrus Co.
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Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-11-03
Durham Co.
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Johnston Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-18
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-18
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-18
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-09-05
Henderson Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-09-05
Henderson Co.
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Henderson Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-07-16
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-06-26
Henderson Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-06-26
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-05-30
Henderson Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-05-30
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-05-22
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-30
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2024-02-22
Greene Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2024-02-22
Greene Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-22
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-22
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-09-14
Rutherford Co.
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