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Phidippus cardinalis
cardinalis presumably refers to cardinal red, an allusion to the dorsal color. (information from BugGuide)
Mixed prairie in a City park
I had been comparing those two species after getting these shots, and I was leaning toward P. cardinalis as well. Thanks to both of you for the ID assistance and to Marta for the kind words. :-)
The reason I believe it to be cardinalis over apacheanus are the spots on the abdomen and the female apacheanus tend to have more distinct bands on the legs.
Spotted on Sep 27, 2013
Submitted on Sep 29, 2013
