Misumenops asperatus

Misumenops asperatus
Misumenops asperatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Misumenops
Species: M. asperatus
Binomial name
Misumenops asperatus
(Hentz, 1847)
Synonyms

Thomisus asperatus
Misumena rosea
Misumena foliata
Misumena placida
Misumena asperatus
Misumessus asperatus

One of the 'flower spiders' (so-called because they generally hunt in similarly colored flowers for visitors such as bees and flies), Misumenops asperatus is a much smaller nearctic relative of the better-known Goldenrod Spider Misumena vatia. M. asperatus is easily told by the markings on its abdomen (a "capped" V, with the point of the V at the end of the somewhat angular abdomen) and its striped legs. The background color of the abdomen is often whitish or even a pale greenish color, in contrast to its larger relatives, which may be white but are more often yellow.


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