No. #162 · Meadow

Peacock Spider

Maratus volans

Butterflies & Moths

Where to look

Regions

Oceania

Habitats

meadows

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Peak is Sep–Nov.

Research-grade sightings worldwide, by month · Data: iNaturalist community observations

No metamorphosis

EggYoungAdult

Egg → young → adult. The young look like tiny adults and simply molt as they grow; no larva, no pupa.

Stage lengths vary by species and temperature, so we don’t print them.

Peeka gives a safety read on every identification. This species is not in our hand-checked list yet, so we do not print a level here.

Card #162 in the Meadow set. Catch it with the camera and it checks into your Bug Hotel.

All species pixel art is drawn by us and is not a photograph. · Updated 2026-09-15