| Uroballus carlei | |
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| Male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Uroballus |
| Species: | U. carlei
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| Binomial name | |
| Uroballus carlei Logunov & Obenauer, 2019
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Uroballus carlei is a species of spider of the genus Uroballus. It is endemic to Hong Kong.[1]
Like U. koponeni, this species seems to mimic small caterpillars, likely those of lichen moths. The authors of the description hypothesize that U. carlei might normally live in tree canopies.[1]
- ^ a b Logunov, D.V.; Obenauer, S.M. (2019). "A new species of Uroballus Simon, 1902 (Araneae: Salticidae) from Hong Kong, a jumping spider that appears to mimic lichen moth caterpillars" (PDF). Israel Journal of Entomology. 49 (1): 1–9.