Phintella vittata

Banded Phintella
female
male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Phintella
Species:
P. vittata
Binomial name
Phintella vittata
(C. L. Koch, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Plexippus vittatus C. L. Koch, 1846
  • Hyllus alternans C. L. Koch, 1846
  • Thiania vittata Simon, 1864
  • Maevia alternans Thorell, 1891
  • Maevia vittata Thorell, 1892
  • Telamonia vittata Simon, 1901
  • Salticus ranjitus Tikader, 1967
  • Chrysilla vittata Prószyński, 1971

Phintella vittata is a species of jumping spider in the genus Phintella. It has a wide distribution across Asia, ranging from India and Nepal through China to the Philippines, and is notable for being the first animal known to be capable of seeing ultraviolet B light.

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