Phidippus regius from the Everglades represents one of the most recognisable and sought‑after Florida localities of the Regal Jumping Spider. This population is typically characterised by high-contrast patterning, clean white facial scales, and vivid orange abdominal banding in females, while males often show the classic jet‑black body with bright white tufts. Everglades animals tend to have slightly more saturated tones than northern Florida forms, reflecting the warm, subtropical wetlands they originate from.
 
These spiders occur throughout the Everglades wetland system in southern Florida, a mosaic of sawgrass marsh, cypress stands, and scattered hardwood hammocks. The habitat provides abundant vertical structure and prey, and the locality is known for producing large, confident individuals with strong hunting responses. Like all P. regius, Everglades specimens are diurnal, visually oriented, and highly interactive, making them popular in captive collections.
 
In captivity, their care mirrors other regius lines: warm household temperatures, moderate humidity, good ventilation, and a varied diet of appropriately sized insects. What sets the Everglades locality apart is primarily its distinctive colour expression and the prestige associated with a well‑documented Florida origin.