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Goldenrod Crab Spider & Silver-Spotted Skipper

Misumena vatia and Epargyreus clarus

Description:

A type of flower spider that usually hides in goldenrod, but this large one (10 mm including legs) was hiding in purple clover and got this large Silver-Spotted Skipper as its next meal. (Butterfly wingspan: 45- 67 mm)

Habitat:

Meadow with abundant weeds and flowers.

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Carol Snow Milne
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Carol Snow Milne

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Aug 30, 2013
Submitted on Oct 1, 2013

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