Phidippus regius

Tags: Arachnid.

Phidippus regius known commonly as the regal jumping spider is a species of jumping spider. It is the largest jumping spider in eastern North America with adult males averaging 12 millimetres (0.47 in) in length (ranging from 6–18 millimetres (0.24–0.71 in)) and females averaging 15 millimetres (0.59 in) (ranging from 7–22 millimetres (0.28–0.87 in)).Males and females are easily differentiated. The males are always black with a pattern of white spots and stripes.

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binomial authority

Carl Ludwig Koch

class

Arachnid

family

Jumping spider

genus

Phidippus

kingdom

Animal

order

Spider

phylum

Arthropod

synonym

*Attus miniatus, *Attus regius, *Dendryphantes miniatus, *Dendryphantes regius, *Dendryphantes variegatus limbatus, *Phidippus audax, *Phidippus miniatus, *Phidippus purpurifer, *Phidippus tullgreni, *Salticus sagraeus