Thomisidae (family)
1 Unidentified Crab spider or Flower spider at Giralang, ACT
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| Thomisidae (family) | YumiCallaway | 15 Dec 2020 | |
| Thomisidae (family) | LeonPietsch | 15 Dec 2020 |
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User's notes
I saw it for three days in succession on two different Blue Devil flowers. I can't match the small brown "shoulder" spots with images of any other crab spider on the net.
When sighted again a week later, the markings are significantly different, but otherwise it appears to be the same spider on the same plant.
2 comments
15 Dec 2020
Of the crab spiders I'm familiar with, I would suggest that this is a female Zygometis xanthogaster (one of its common names being Milky Flower Spider) which is a species that is noted to be quite variable in appearance.
Location information
- Places Giralang, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LeonPietsch Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Thomisidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Crab spider or Flower spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 837.11m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Thomisidae sp.
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