Paraphidippus aurantius is a species of jumping spider, commonly known as the emerald jumping spider or golden jumping spider. P. aurantius is a solitary hunter, with a fairly large size for a jumping spider. It is green or black with white side stripes on each side of its head and a white border around the top of the abdomen. It also has a midline of hairs down its center with small white dots and lines on either side.