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Chrysilla lauta
This is an Elegan Jumping Spider that i found on the wall of my house. It body filled with vibrant colors - blue, red, black, cream, and green. The size of this spider is about 6 mm in length.
- Spotted on the wall of my house.
- This spider is from the family of Salticidae (jumping spiders). Thanks to Nuwan Chathuranga and EnvUnlimited for the ID.
* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Class: Arachnida
* Order: Araneae
* Suborder: Araneomorphae
* Family: Salticidae
* Subfamily: Heliophaninae
* Genus: Chrysilla
* Species: C. lauta
I agree with the ID, but what puzzles me is why this species is separated away from cosmophasis, which has such similarities.
Dave
Spotted on Jan 5, 2015
Submitted on Jan 9, 2015
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