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Comments & ID Thoughts
White banded crab spider? I have no idea. Have never seen one before, but it had captured an insect much bigger than itself. On a butterfly bush.
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- Submitted: Sep 11, 2018
- Photographed: Sep 11, 2018
- Spider: Misumenoides formosipes (White-banded Crab Spider)
- Sex:
- Location: EQUALITY, Illinois, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: On Flower
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal, Prey
Aug 18, 2023
Aug 18, 2023
Hayfork, 
Yes, I think your ID is correct. Misumenoides formosipes. Ithe prey might be a species of sphynx moth, which are nocturnal pollinators.