Phidippus clarus, brilliant jumping spider, with prey seen on Barnes Prairie and Barnes Prairie remnants, tallgrass prairie remnants located in Racine County, Wisconsin, 2019-2022

Barnes Prairie and remnants consist of scattered small tallgrass prairie remnants in Racine County, WI. Between 2019 and 2022, surveys of Phidippus clarus and their prey were conducted. The table below is a summary of sightings by date and prey these spiders were seen with.

Date, Prey

July 15, 2019, Sitochroa palealis, carrot seed moth

July 9, 2020, Sitochroa palealis, carrot seed moth

July 16, 2020, Graphocephala coccinea, red and blue leafhopper

July 16, 2020, Cicadellidae, unidentified brown/tan leafhopper

July 2, 2021, Cicadellidae, unidentified immature leafhopper

July 21, 2021, Sitochroa palealis, carrot seed moth

July 23, 2021, Opiliones, harvestman

July 26, 2021, Hesperiidae, unidentified skipper

July 30, 2021, Euschistus sp., tan stinkbug

July 27, 2022, Cicadellidae, unidentified immature leafhopper

Posted on February 13, 2023 02:12 AM by bkis