Heliophanus auratus C.L.Koch, 1835 is a animal in the Salticidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Heliophanus auratus C.L.Koch, 1835

Heliophanus auratus C.L.Koch, 1835

Heliophanus auratus is a small jumping spider with sexual dimorphism, found across Eurasia in multiple habitats.

Family
Genus
Heliophanus
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Heliophanus auratus C.L.Koch, 1835

Heliophanus auratus C.L.Koch, 1835 is a small jumping spider. It displays clear sexual dimorphism in both body coloration and size patterns. This species has been recorded in Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Russia (ranging from European Russia to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Central Asia, and China. It lives in a variety of different habitats. Fully mature adult males and females of the species can be found together on vegetation on sunny slopes during the month of May.

Photo: (c) Анатолий Озерной /Anatoly Ozernoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Анатолий Озерной /Anatoly Ozernoy · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Salticidae Heliophanus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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