Opisthoncus grassator

Jumping spider at Holt, ACT

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Identification history

	Opisthoncus grassator	22 Aug 2023	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	20 Aug 2023	Margo

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Tiny spider on lemon leaf. I'm guessing some kind of jumping spider. (?) And could these be her eggs in the second image?

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

22 Aug 2023

Not her eggs she lays her eggs in a sac within a curled up leaf. These look like eggs of a bug, perhaps old eggs of the Bronze Orange Bug, which is common on citrus

Margo wrote:

22 Aug 2023

Thanks, Michael. Yes, we certainly do get lots of Bronze Orange Bugs on our lemon tree during the warmer months. However, I did notice a curled up leaf with something inside, not too far away from the spider.

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Location information

Places Holt, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Margo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Opisthoncus grassator Scientific name
Jumping spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 826.5m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

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