Phidippus johnsoni
(Johnson Jumping Spider)

Taxonomic Hierarchy

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Class: Arachnida
• Order: Araneae
• Suborder: Araneomorphae
• Family: Salticidae
• Genus: Phidippus
• Species: Phidippus johnsoni

Common Name (AAS)

Johnson Jumper

Other Common Names

Johnson Jumping Spider, Red back Jumping Spider, Red backed Jumping Spider

Author

Peckham & Peckham, 1883

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 40 confirmed sightings of Phidippus johnsoni (Johnson Jumping Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on February 2, 2024 by Spider ID member thunderpants2024. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 40 sightings because of certain Phidippus johnsoni sightings reporting incomplete data.

• Web: 8% of the time, Phidippus johnsoni spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 39)
• Sex: 2 female and 4 male.
• Environment: Phidippus johnsoni has been sighted 25 times outdoors, and 15 times indoors.
• Outdoors: Man-made structure (16). On flower (1). Low foliage (3). Ground layer (3). Open field, pasture, grassland (2).

Location and Range

Phidippus johnsoni (Johnson Jumping Spider) has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, United States.

Phidippus johnsoni has also been sighted in the following states: California, Washington.

Seasonality

Phidippus johnsoni has been primarily sighted during the month of May.

• January:
• February: 2
• March: 5
• April: 9
• May: 19
• June: 2
• July: 1
• August:
• September:
• October: 1
• November:
• December: