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Cosmophasis micarioides

Fact Box
Species:
Cosmophasis micarioides
(Proszynski)
Family:
Salticidae
Body length:
female: about 10 mm
male: about 9 mm
Habitat:
This species is usually on green leaves but may also occur elsewhere
Toxicity:
May cause local inflammation
Cosmophasis micarioides
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Another female
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The male

Known range: Recorded as being in Arnhem Land and from Cape York down to Tweed Heads but nowhere else.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Some other Cosmophasis species.


Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 1 February 2022.