Phidippus regius

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Phidippus regius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Phidippus
Species: P. regius
Binomial name
Phidippus regius
C. L. Koch, 1846
Synonyms

Phidippus purpurifer
Attus regius
Salticus sagraeus
Attus miniatus
Phidippus miniatus
Dendryphantes regius
Dendryphantes miniatus
Dendryphantes variegatus limbatus
Phidippus audax
Phidippus tullgreni

Phidippus regius (commonly called Regal Jumper) is a species of jumping spider. It is the largest jumping spider in eastern North America (up to 22mm).

[edit] Distribution

P. regius occurs in USA and the West Indies, and has been introduced to Easter Island.

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