2 Dunn's peacock spider at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Maratus pavonis | 27 Oct 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 23 Oct 2018 | JudithRoach |
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Doing some dancing moves on Mt Franklin.
2 comments
Harrisi
wrote:
23 Oct 2018
I would go as far as to say that this may be a variation of Maratus pavonis (Dunn 1947). There are a few suble, external differences here. I would place it as M. pavonis and I will follow up with taxonomists who will make ultimate decision. I found one similar with another collaborator on Mt Hotham (1700m) in 2015 and this still remains undescribed. A paper revising the Pavonis clade may be tackled some time in the future by those capable (not me!)
JudithRoach
wrote:
24 Oct 2018
Thanks for this. Might be some difference due to the altitude. Tough little guys to handle the snow.
Location information
- Maps Bimberi Nature Reserve
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Oct 2018 09:26 AM Recorded on
- JudithRoach Recorded by
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Maratus pavonis Scientific name
- Dunn's peacock spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Machine learning
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