Banded jumper
Phlegra fasciata (Hahn, 1826)
Status not recordedspiders
The banded jumper (Phlegra fasciata) is a species in the family Salticidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 7.6 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Switzerland and Ukraine.
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Quick facts about the banded jumper
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 4.3 mm – 7.6 mmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 2 countriessrc for Countries on record
How big is the banded jumper?
What does the banded jumper eat, and what eats it?
Species recorded in published studies and collections.
Recorded prey of the banded jumper
The 24 best supported of 86 on record
- Anotylus insecatus2 sources
- Anotylus rugosus2 sources
- Anotylus tetracarinatus2 sources
- Argenna subnigra2 sources
- Asthenargus paganus2 sources
- Atheta crassicornis2 sources
- Atheta oblita2 sources
- Bledius erraticus2 sources
- Carpelimus punctatellus2 sources
- Clubiona reclusa2 sources
- Diplostyla concolor2 sources
- Drassyllus lutetianus2 sources
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- Drassyllus pusillus2 sources
- Drusilla canaliculata2 sources
- Erigone dentipalpis2 sources
- Erigonella latifrons2 sources
- Hahnia nava2 sources
- Splendid crab-like rove beetle Ischnosoma splendidum2 sources
- Liogluta alpestris2 sources
- Cricket bat spider Mangora acalypha2 sources
- Glossy ant-spider Micaria pulicaria2 sources
- Oedothorax apicatus2 sources
- Oedothorax retusus2 sources
- Omalium caesum2 sources
Recorded predators of the banded jumper
5 on record
- Bronze carabid Carabus nemoralis2 sources
- One-eyed centipede Lamyctes emarginatus2 sources
- Swamp crab spider Xysticus ulmi2 sources
- Trochosa ruricola2 sources
- Xysticus acerbus2 sources
Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).
References for these records
- @article{Hines_2019, doi = {10.1002/ecy.2679}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fecy.2679}, year = 2019, month = {mar}, publisher = {Wiley}, pages = {e02679}, author = {Jes Hines and Darren P. Giling and Michael Rzanny and Winfried Voigt and Sebastian T. Meyer and Wolfgang W. Weisser and Nico Eisenha
- Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021).
Where does the banded jumper live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The banded jumper is listed for 2 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: WSC (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the banded jumper endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the banded jumper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classArachnida
- orderAraneae
- familySalticidae
- genusPhlegra
- SpeciesPhlegra fasciata (Hahn, 1826)
Synonyms Attus fasciatus, Phlegra cinereofasciata, Phlegra delesserti, Phlegra fasciata subfasciata, Phlegra fasiata, Phlegra lesserti, Phlegra loripes, Phlegra nobilis
Other names and names in other languages (19)
- skákavka řemínkováCzech
- skákavka stužkovitáCzech
- Stribet SpringedderkopDanish
- Gebänderte SpringspinneGerman
- Gebänderte BodenspringspinneGerman
- Gebänderter BodenspringerGerman
- Gestreifte SpringspinneGerman
- raitahypykkiFinnish
- Saltique à rayuresFrench
- Phlegra à pattes anneléesFrench
- sávos ugrópókHungarian
- タテジマハエトリJapanese
- 배띠깡충거미Korean
- 배띠산길깡충거미Korean
- stripehopperNorwegian Bokmål
- gestreepte springspinDutch
- Sekutnica pasiastaPolish
- Флегра полосатаяRussian
- randig hoppspindelSwedish
Relatives of the banded jumper
Other species in the same genus Phlegra.
CompareBanded jumper vs Robben island Phlegra jumping spiderBanded jumper vs Phlegra abessinicaBanded jumper vs Phlegra abhinandanvarthamaniBanded jumper vs Phlegra albostriata
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the banded jumper?
An adult banded jumper measures 4.3 mm – 7.6 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the banded jumper live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the banded jumper for 2 countries: Switzerland and Ukraine. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the banded jumper?
The banded jumper (Phlegra fasciata) belongs to the family Salticidae in the order Araneae.
What eats the banded jumper?
Animals recorded preying on the banded jumper include bronze carabid, one-eyed centipede, swamp crab spider and trochosa ruricola. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.
Which animals does the banded jumper eat?
Animals recorded as prey of the banded jumper include anotylus insecatus, anotylus rugosus, anotylus tetracarinatus and argenna subnigra. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products · CC0 1.0 · 0.11
Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference. - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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