Spiders of North Carolina

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View	SALTICIDAE Members:	NC Records
Tutelina similis (Banks, 1895) - a jumping spider

Taxonomy

Order: ARANEAE

Infraorder: ARANEOMORPHAE

Family: SALTICIDAE

Subfamily: Salticinae

Identification

Online Description/Photos:	BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Comments: Tutelina elegans is very similar, but adult male similis does not have a black tuft of hairs on tibia I, and adult female similis does not have a white basal band around the abdomen.(2) Early instars of either species, which appear gray in color, probably cannot be identified beyond genus

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 Tutelina similis - a jumping spider		Photos: 5
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-11-03 Durham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-11-03 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-11-03 Durham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-06-26 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-06-26 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Tutelina similis - a jumping spider