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title: "Peppered Jumping Spider"
description: "Pelegrina galathea — Insetti e ragni. Pelegrina galathea, commonly known as the peppered jumper, is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/peppered-jumping-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Peppered Jumping Spider

> Pelegrina galathea — Insetti e ragni. Pelegrina galathea, commonly known as the peppered jumper, is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae).

- Scientific name: *Pelegrina galathea*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 10625
- Wikidata: [Q1837311](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1837311)
- iNaturalist taxon: [148090](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/148090)

## Names

- en: Peppered Jumping Spider

## Countries with the most observations

US (6506), CA (247), MX (13)

## Summary

Pelegrina galathea, commonly known as the peppered jumper, is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae). It is endemic to North America, occurring from Canada to Costa Rica. It is normally found in sunlit, grassy areas.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Kaldari · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/148090

## Machine access

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