Evarcha falcata

Evarcha falcata is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found across the Palearctic realm, from Europe, Turkey and the Caucasus through Afghanistan and Russia to Kazakhstan and China, and it prefers dry habitats, especially the sunny edges of forests with dense vegetation, grass and shrubbery, as well as clearings and sparse woodland. Females reach a body length of roughly 5.0 to 7.7 millimetres and males are slightly smaller, about 4.3 to 5.9 millimetres. The two sexes differ in colour: the male has a light brown front half to the cephalothorax and a dark brown or black back half with pale stripes, while the female is covered in plain brown hairs. Adults can be found from March to November. They are diurnal hunters with good eyesight that move through the lower layer of vegetation looking for prey. Some authors treat the name as a complex of three sibling species, and one subspecies, Evarcha falcata xinglongensis from China, is currently recognised.