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.