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Oxyopidae
(Lynx Spiders)

The spider family Oxyopidae, commonly known as Lynx Spiders, have been sighted 88 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Oxyopidae includes 13 countries and 12 states in the United States. Oxyopidae is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Oxyopidae

Common Name (AASMore information icon)

Lynx Spiders

Author

Tamerlan Thorell, 1870

Sightings Overview

There have been 88 confirmed sightings of Oxyopidae (Lynx Spiders), with the most recent sighting submitted on July 28, 2024 by Spider ID member termite. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 88 sightings because of certain Oxyopidae sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 16% of the time, Oxyopidae spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 88)
  • Sex: 11 female and 10 male.
  • Environment: Oxyopidae has been sighted 88 times outdoors, and 7 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (27). On flower (12). Low foliage (39). High foliage (3). Ground layer (1). Freshwater river, lake, stream (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (2). Forest (1). Desert area (2).

Location and Range

Oxyopidae (Lynx Spiders) has been sighted in the following countries: Australia, Canada, India, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States.

Oxyopidae has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas.

Seasonality

Oxyopidae has been primarily sighted during the month of May.

  • January: 2
  • February: 8
  • March: 12
  • April: 12
  • May: 17
  • June: 4
  • July: 5
  • August: 10
  • September: 7
  • October: 5
  • November: 4
  • December: 2


Genus: Hamataliwa

Genus: Oxyopes

Genus: Peucetia


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