Hentzia mitrata

Picture ID 9010

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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10713568

Submitted by:
friel
Submitted: Apr 8, 2018
Photographed: Apr 8, 2018
Spider: Hentzia mitrata
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Spotted Outdoors: High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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BugmanDan

April 8, 2018 10:58 pm

Hi, and welcome to the site. Your spider is a jumping spider in he Salticidae family.
This looks to be a sub adult female, Platycryptus genus, likely P. undatus species.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/3354

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friel

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Reply to BugmanDan

April 8, 2018 11:13 pm

I’m familiar with Platycryptus undulatus adults, but had never seen a juvenile of that species. In my experience Platycryptus are most often found on open hard surfaces, but I found this juvenile under a holly leaf. Elsewhere, someone suggested this might possibly be a Hentzia sp. In any case, juveniles can be tricky to identify.