Maratus plumosus
Plumed Peacock Spider at Bango, NSW
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| Maratus plumosus | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Nov 2022 | |
| Maratus plumosus | CathB | 4 Nov 2021 | |
| Maratus calcitrans | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Apr 2021 | |
| Maratus calcitrans | CathB | 26 Apr 2021 |
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Three different individuals
1 comment
4 Nov 2021
Hi Michael. After visiting this site again and seeing many adult M. plumosus and no calcitrans, I now think this is probably the former species. According to the original description, the females are virtually indistinguishable.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.974075-34.736947
- Altitude 632.6m
- Maps Bango Nature Reserve
- Places Bango, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 24 Feb 2021 02:21 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- My flagged sightings CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Maratus plumosus Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders
Species information
- Maratus plumosus Scientific name
- Plumed Peacock Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 929.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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