Bug FAQNell's Tiny Jumping Spider
Neon nelli · Order: Araneae · Family: Salticidae
Also called: Nell's Neon Spider
Adult Nell's tiny jumping spiders are only about two to three millimetres long. Both males and females look alike in colour. They live in the eastern parts of the United States and Canada, and can be confused with Neon reticulatus, which is distinguished by genital details.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Males and females share the same colour pattern.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range includes the eastern United States and Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
It resembles Neon reticulatus, but the two can be told apart by examining their genitalia.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 27 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Illinois, Ohio, Maine, Wisconsin, Colorado, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Salticidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_nelli
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