---
title: "Canopy jumping spider"
description: "Phidippus otiosus — Insetti e ragni. Phidippus otiosus is a species of jumping spider that is found in southeastern North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/canopy-jumping-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Canopy jumping spider

> Phidippus otiosus — Insetti e ragni. Phidippus otiosus is a species of jumping spider that is found in southeastern North America.

- Scientific name: *Phidippus otiosus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 4574
- Wikidata: [Q1313613](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1313613)
- iNaturalist taxon: [322944](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/322944)

## Names

- en: Canopy jumping spider

## Countries with the most observations

US (4361)

## Summary

Phidippus otiosus is a species of jumping spider that is found in southeastern North America. It is primarily a tree-living species. Females reach a body length of about 16 mm (0.63 in). Its iridescent chelicerae can range in color from purple to green.

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

## Photo

![Canopy jumping spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/canopy-jumping-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Lisa Ferrel · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60250269

## Machine access

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