Plexippus paykulli
(Pantropical Jumper)

Featured spider picture The spider species Plexippus paykulli, commonly known as Pantropical Jumper, belongs to the genus Plexippus, in the family Salticidae. Plexippus paykulli spiders have been sighted 25 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Plexippus paykulli includes 7 countries and 5 states in the United States. Plexippus paykulli is most often sighted indoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Plexippus
Species: Plexippus paykulli

Other Common Names

Pantropical Jumper

Author

(Audouin, 1826)

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Sightings Overview

There have been 25 confirmed sightings of Plexippus paykulli (Pantropical Jumper), with the most recent sighting submitted on September 30, 2023 by Spider ID member spiderspidersp. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 25 sightings because of certain Plexippus paykulli sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 8% of the time, Plexippus paykulli spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 25)
Sex: 4 female and 12 male.
Environment: Plexippus paykulli has been sighted 7 times outdoors, and 18 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (5). Low foliage (2).

Location and Range

Plexippus paykulli (Pantropical Jumper) has been sighted in the following countries: Cape Verde, India, Israel, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, United States.

Plexippus paykulli has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, South Carolina, Texas.