Heliophanus flavipes

The species typically inhabits sunny, open areas including gardens, fields, hedgerows, and woodland clearings.^[2] Similar to H. cupreus, it is often found on or at the base of, low vegetation in a variety of situations.^[7]

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  female
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  female (variation)
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  male

Adult females measure approximately 5.1 mm in body length. The carapace is blackish-brown and covered with white and yellow fine hairs that give it a metallic sheen. The head region is black and rectangular, occupying about two-fifths of the carapace length.^[5]

The chelicerae are black with two teeth on the front margin and one on the rear margin. The labium is triangular and blackish-brown. The legs are brownish with black markings and sparse white scale-like hairs, with the characteristic yellow coloration that gives the species its name.^[2]

The opisthosoma is black and oval-shaped, covered with white and yellow scale-like hairs that create a metallic appearance. The dorsal surface has a white stripe along the front edge and sides, with a "W"-shaped white marking at the rear end.^[5]

Males are smaller than females, measuring approximately 4.0 mm in body length. The carapace is blackish-brown to black with numerous wrinkles and a metallic sheen, densely covered with grayish-black fine hairs and white scale-like hairs. The cephalic region is black and rectangular, occupying about one-third of the carapace length.^[5]

The pedipalps are reddish-brown to brownish-red.^[5]

The legs are brownish with black markings and pale hairs mixed with white scale-like hairs. The opisthosoma is oval with a pointed rear end, grayish-black on the dorsal surface without distinct markings, densely covered with white hairs.^[5]