Phidippus regius

Phidippus regius
	Orange form adult female P. regius photographed in Orange County, Florida
	Adult male P. regius photographed in Nassau County, Florida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Phidippus
Species:	P. regius
Binomial name
	Phidippus regius; C.L.Koch, 1846
Synonyms
	Phidippus purpurifer C.L.Koch, 1846; Attus regius Walckenaer, 1847; Salticus sagraeus Lucas, 1857; Cyrtonota regia Simon, 1864; Attus miniatus Peckham & Peckham, 1883; Phidippus miniatus Peckham & Peckham, 1888; Dendryphantes regius Simon, 1901; Dendryphantes miniatus Petrunkevitch, 1911; Dendryphantes morsitans Simon, 1916; Dendryphantes variegatus Franganillo, 1930; Dendryphantes variegatus var. limbatus Franganillo, 1930; Phidippus variegatus Murrill, 1942; Phidippus tullgreni Wallace, 1950; Dendryphantes tullgreni Roewer, 1954;

Phidippus regius, commonly known as the regal jumper, is a species of jumping spider found in parts of the United States and the Caribbean. It is the largest species of jumping spider in eastern North America.

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