Phidippus regius

Phidippus regius
Orange form adult female P. regius photographed in Orange County, Florida
Adult male P. regius photographed in Nassau County, Florida
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Phidippus
Species:
P. regius
Binomial name
Phidippus regius
C.L.Koch, 1846
Synonyms
  • Phidippus purpurifer C.L.Koch, 1846
  • Attus regius Walckenaer, 1847
  • Salticus sagraeus Lucas, 1857
  • Cyrtonota regia Simon, 1864
  • Attus miniatus Peckham & Peckham, 1883
  • Phidippus miniatus Peckham & Peckham, 1888
  • Dendryphantes regius Simon, 1901
  • Dendryphantes miniatus Petrunkevitch, 1911
  • Dendryphantes morsitans Simon, 1916
  • Dendryphantes variegatus Franganillo, 1930
  • Dendryphantes variegatus var. limbatus Franganillo, 1930
  • Phidippus variegatus Murrill, 1942
  • Phidippus tullgreni Wallace, 1950
  • Dendryphantes tullgreni Roewer, 1954

Phidippus regius, commonly known as the regal jumper, is a species of jumping spider found in parts of the United States and the Caribbean. It is the largest species of jumping spider in eastern North America.

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