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Heliocapensis aberdarensis
Heliocapensis aberdarensis is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in Kenya and South Africa and is commonly known as the Aberdare Heliocapensis sunny jumping spider.
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Range & habitat
Heliocapensis aberdarensis is found in Kenya and South Africa. It is possibly undersampled and is expected to occur in more countries in between. In South Africa, the species is known from Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga. Notable locations include Addo National Park, Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Platberg Nature Reserve, Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Royal Natal National Park, and Loskop Dam Nature Reserve.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species was recorded from alpine grasslands in East Africa. In South Africa it occurs on grasses and short shrubs in the Grassland, Savanna and Thicket biomes at altitudes ranging from 37 to 2204 m.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1536439.