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Jumping Spider

Phintella Volupe

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Description:

Brightly coloured, iridescent spider that was half the size of my little finger nail.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Noah Ranger +3
bayucca
bayucca 7 years ago
Volupe Jumping Spider
Chrysilla volupe Volupe Jumping Spider


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5 Comments

Noah Ranger
bayucca
bayucca 7 years ago

Only a few...

Mohammed Jaffer Sadiq
Mohammed Jaffer Sadiq 7 years ago

@bayucca how do you know so many species? How are you able to identify them all?

Noah Ranger
bayucca
bayucca 7 years ago

Salticidae, Chrysillinae, Chrysilla volupe, male, or sometimes Phintella volupe.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/15137797@N...
http://www.peckhamia.com/salticidae/img_...
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/thread/6...
http://www.jumping-spiders.com/php/tax_d...

Ashutosh Dudhatra
Ashutosh Dudhatra 7 years ago

Chrysilla sp. Family:Salticidae

dipanshu.mitra
dipanshu.mitra 7 years ago

I think its a jumping spider. They come in many variations.

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Mohammed Jaffer Sadiq
Spotted by
Mohammed Jaffer Sadiq

Karnataka, India

Spotted on Oct 28, 2016
Submitted on Oct 28, 2016

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