SBBG Lompoc SWP Floral Visitor Guide
A guide of all the insects we have seen visiting plants or seen in the area. 2020-2022 updated.
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli is a jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is native to south east Asia but has spread to other parts of the world. In the United States it is called the pantropical jumping spider. It is usually associated with buildings and may be found near light sources catching insects attracted by the light.
Macaroeris nidicolens
Macaroeris nidicolens is a species of jumping spider that occurs from Europe to Central Asia.
Phidippus
Phidippus is a genus in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Some of the largest jumping spiders inhabit this genus, and many species are characterized by their brilliant, iridescent green chelicerae. Phidippus is distributed almost exclusively in North America, with the exception of two exported species (Phidippus audax and Phidippus regius). As of ...more ↓
Macaroeris nidicolens
Macaroeris nidicolens is a species of jumping spider that occurs from Europe to Central Asia.
Wasp-mimic Jumping Spider
The Wasp-mimic jumping spider, (Rhene flavicomans), is a species of spider of the genus Rhene. It is found in Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka.
Bicolor Ant Mimick Jumping Spider
Myrmarachne melanocephala, is a species of spider of the genus Myrmarachne. It is found throughout the countries ranging from Pakistan to Indonesia.
Myrmarachne morningside
Myrmarachne morningside, is a species of spider of the genus Myrmarachne. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The species was first found from Eastern part of morningside section of Sinharaja Forest Reserve. The species can easily identified by mostly shiny surfaces on distal parts of prosoma. The species is sometimes confused with Myrmarachne spissa, only can be carefully ...more ↓
Myrmarachne prava
Myrmarachne prava is a species of spider of the genus Myrmarachne. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Red Weaver Ant-mimicking Spider
Myrmaplata plataleoides (syn.: Myrmarachne plataleoides), also called the Kerengga ant-like jumper, is a jumping spider that mimics the Kerengga or weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) in morphology and behaviour. This species is found in India, Sri Lanka, China and many parts of Southeast Asia.
Adanson's House Jumping Spider
Hasarius adansoni, known commonly as Adanson's house jumper, is a species of jumping spider common and associated with people in most of the warmer parts of the world.
Curubis tetrica
Curubis tetrica, is a species of spider of the genus Curubis. It is found in Sri Lanka and India.
Epocilla aurantiaca
Epocilla aurantiaca is a species of jumping spider found from India to Malaysia.
Jade Jumping Spider
The Metallic jumper, (Siler semiglaucus), also known as colorful jumping spider, or Jade jumping spider (玉翠蛛 : Chinese), is a species of spider of the genus Siler. It is found throughout India to Philippines.
Elegant Golden Jumping Spider
Chrysilla lauta is the type species of the jumping spider genus Chrysilla. It occurs in rain forest from Burma to China and Vietnam. Although known since 1887, it has only been described from male specimens.
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus is a spider in the Salticidae family commonly known as the gray wall jumper. It is a pantropical species and is usually found on the walls of buildings or on tree trunks where it stalks its prey.
Euryattus breviusculus
Euryattus breviusculus, is a species of spider of the genus Euryattus. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Saitis kandyensis
Saitis kandyensis, is a species of spider of the genus Saitis. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli is a jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is native to south east Asia but has spread to other parts of the world. In the United States it is called the pantropical jumping spider. It is usually associated with buildings and may be found near light sources catching insects attracted by the light.
Common Housefly Catcher
Plexippus petersi is a species of jumping spiders native from Asia, introduced to Africa and Pacific islands.
Two-striped Telamonia
The two-striped jumper, or Telamonia dimidiata, is a jumping spider found in various Asian tropical rain forests, in foliage in wooded environments.
Telamonia sponsa
Telamonia sponsa, is a species of spider of the genus Telamonia. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Ptocasius fulvonitens
Ptocasius fulvonitens, is a species of spider of the genus Ptocasius. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Evarcha cancellata
Evarcha cancellata, is a species of spider of the genus Evarcha. It is native to Sri Lanka and Java.
Heavy-bodied Jumper
The heavy-bodied jumper, (Hyllus semicupreus), also known as the semi-coppered heavy jumper, is a species of spider of the genus Hyllus. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.
Bianor angulosus
Bianor angulosus, is a species of spider of the genus Bianor. It is found in Sri Lanka, India to China, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
Jerzego bipartitus
Jerzego bipartitus, is a species of spider of the genus Jerzego. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.
Gelotia lanka
Gelotia lanka is a species of spider of the genus Gelotia. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Their hunting mechanism is somewhat different from most salticids, where G. lanka tends to lunge at prey from close range rather than leap from far range. They are also known to attack webs of other spiders with the mimicry signals by making specialised vibratory signals. ...more ↓
Spartaeus spinimanus
The spiny-legged jumper, (Spartaeus spinimanus), is a species of spider of the genus Spartaeus. It is found from Sri Lanka to Borneo, and Sumbawa. The most preferred prey is moths, where the spider builds large sheet webs on tree trunks to capture them.
Fringed Jumping Spider
Portia fimbriata, sometimes called the fringed jumping spider, is a jumping spider (family Salticidae) found in Australia and Southeast Asia. Adult females have bodies 6.8 to 10.5 millimetres long, while those of adult males are 5.2 to 6.5 millimetres long. Both sexes have a generally dark brown carapace, reddish brown chelicerae ("fangs"), a brown underside, dark brown ...more ↓
White-mustached Portia (Jumping Spider)
Portia labiata is a jumping spider (family Salticidae) found in Sri Lanka, India, southern China, Burma (Myanmar), Malaysia, Singapore, Java, Sumatra and the Philippines. In this medium-sized jumping spider, the front part is orange-brown and the back part is brownish. The conspicuous main eyes provide vision more acute than a cat's during the day and 10 times more acute than a ...more ↓
Asemonea tenuipes
Asemonea tenuipes is a species of Salticidae (jumping spiders) which can be found on Andaman Islands and in such countries as Burma, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. It is commonly referred to as tailed jumper.
