Paraphidippus aurantius

Paraphidippus aurantius is a species of jumping spider.

P. aurantius from Virginia

Paraphidippus aurantius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Paraphidippus
Species: P. aurantius
Binomial name
Paraphidippus aurantius
(Lucas, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Salticus aurantius
  • Attus chrysis
  • Attus iris
  • Attus multicolor
  • Plexippus orichalceus
  • Attus aurantius
  • Attus brendeli
  • Plexippa chrysis
  • Phylaeus chrysis
  • Dendryphantes multicolor
  • Phidippus orichalceus
  • Phidippus fraternus
  • Philaeus multicolor
  • Paraphidippus chrysis
  • Paraphydippus multicolor
  • Paraphydippus aureus
  • Dendryphantes aurantius
  • Eris aurantia

Distribution

P. aurantius occurs from the USA to Panama, and on the Greater Antilles.

References

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Paraphidippus aurantius is a solitary hunter, with a fairly large size for a jumping spider in the U.S.A when it reaches adulthood. It is common and commonly seen as a black a white jumping spider with a green tint

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