Phidippus cardinalis

Phidippus cardinalis is a species of jumping spider. It is commonly called cardinal jumper. It is one of the species of jumping spiders which are mimics of mutillid wasps in the genus Dasymutilla ; several species of these wasps are similar in size and coloration to the spiders, and possess a very painful sting.

Distribution

Phidippus cardinalis occurs in the southern and eastern United States and Mexico, and possibly Panama. It has also been confirmed in Western and Northern Colorado.