Arachnids of North Carolina
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Tutelina similis (Banks, 1895) - a jumping spider


Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: ARANEOMORPHAEFamily: SALTICIDAESubfamily: Salticinae                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Comments: Tutelina elegans is very similar, but adult male similis does not have a black tuft of hairs on tibia I, and adult female similis does not have a white basal band around the abdomen.(2) Early instars of either species, which appear gray in color, probably cannot be identified beyond genus
Distribution in North Carolina
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Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-06-26
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-06-26
Mecklenburg Co.
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