Tan Jumping Spider (Platycryptus undatus)
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SpidersIn Clark County, Ohio

Tan Jumping Spider

Platycryptus undatus (De Geer, 1778)

Tan Jumping Spider in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Araneae
Genus
Platycryptus
Near Clark County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (15)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (51)
  • Recorded, season not shown (20)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Tan Jumping Spider by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County108 · Season shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County95 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County80 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County207 · Season shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County40 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County112 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County59 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County56 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County39 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Clark County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 21 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Clark County · records of all species each week, 8,892 in all

Records per week from 21 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Tan Jumping Spider in Clark County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Tan Jumping SpiderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100022
Jan 11–170020
Jan 18–240017
Jan 25–310035
Feb 1–70018
Feb 8–140025
Feb 15–210023
Feb 22–280035
Mar 1–70024
Mar 8–140032
Mar 15–210053
Mar 22–280048
Mar 29 – Apr 40085
Apr 5–1100101
Apr 12–1800132
Apr 19–2500143
Apr 26 – May 222256
May 3–900200
May 10–1622138
May 17–2322241
May 24–3000323
May 31 – Jun 621282
Jun 7–1311305
Jun 14–2000311
Jun 21–2700464
Jun 28 – Jul 400479
Jul 5–1121592
Jul 12–1800364
Jul 19–2500341
Jul 26 – Aug 100311
Aug 2–811312
Aug 9–1511246
Aug 16–2211335
Aug 23–2900336
Aug 30 – Sep 500427
Sep 6–1211332
Sep 13–1900291
Sep 20–2621259
Sep 27 – Oct 321182
Oct 4–1000194
Oct 11–1700180
Oct 18–240062
Oct 25–310065
Nov 1–71142
Nov 8–140049
Nov 15–21007
Nov 22–280027
Nov 29 – Dec 51127
Dec 6–120020
Dec 13–190029
Dec 20–260030
Dec 27 – Jan 20020

In Ohio

Late April to early October, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,953 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,005 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Tan Jumping Spider in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Tan Jumping SpiderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10226,211
Jan 11–17535,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31434,698
Feb 1–7326,023
Feb 8–14115,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28226,846
Mar 1–7228,321
Mar 8–144310,384
Mar 15–215312,620
Mar 22–284313,949
Mar 29 – Apr 47519,661
Apr 5–119526,860
Apr 12–1820639,925
Apr 19–2521741,623
Apr 26 – May 260856,391
May 3–956852,952
May 10–1659853,785
May 17–2381957,698
May 24–3079954,651
May 31 – Jun 6811053,099
Jun 7–1397853,700
Jun 14–20701056,625
Jun 21–2761955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 472758,477
Jul 5–1167861,336
Jul 12–1855864,722
Jul 19–2546669,753
Jul 26 – Aug 166859,416
Aug 2–849759,712
Aug 9–15791055,994
Aug 16–2265954,328
Aug 23–2987851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 51031057,167
Sep 6–121061059,075
Sep 13–19961054,543
Sep 20–261131045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 373843,180
Oct 4–10531037,841
Oct 11–1734730,824
Oct 18–2411521,156
Oct 25–3115619,021
Nov 1–710514,172
Nov 8–142112,621
Nov 15–21117,965
Nov 22–28228,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5226,083
Dec 6–12216,004
Dec 13–19225,423
Dec 20–26525,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2448,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Dimorphic Jumping Spider Maevia inclemensOften confused in Ohio: 14 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Bold Jumping Spider Phidippus audaxOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Asiatic Wall Jumping Spider Attulus fascigerOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Bronze Jumping Spider Eris militaris87 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • flea jumping spider Naphrys pulex58 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed83%49%
Forest10%31%
Farmland5%11%
Wetland1%5%
Open water0.7%3%
Barren0.4%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.1%0.9%

From 1,147 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,953 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.