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title: "Regal Jumping Spider"
description: "Phidippus regius — Insects & spiders. Phidippus regius, commonly known as the regal jumper, is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae) found in parts of the United States and the Caribbean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/regal-jumping-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Regal Jumping Spider

> Phidippus regius — Insects & spiders. Phidippus regius, commonly known as the regal jumper, is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae) found in parts of the United States and the Caribbean.

- Scientific name: *Phidippus regius*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3839
- Wikidata: [Q310611](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310611)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179749](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179749)

## Names

- en: Regal Jumping Spider
- es: Araña Saltarina Real

## Countries with the most observations

US (3270), GP (62), DO (34), PR (29), CU (17), CL (15), MQ (4)

## Summary

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

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phidippus_regius

## Photo

![Regal Jumping Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/regal-jumping-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sara · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13079055

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/regal-jumping-spider?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).