Oxyopidae
(Lynx Spiders)

The spider family Oxyopidae, commonly known as Lynx Spiders, have been sighted 47 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Oxyopidae includes 2 countries and 13 states in the United States. Oxyopidae is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Overview

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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

Common Name (AAS)

Lynx Spiders

Author

Tamerlan Thorell, 1870

Sightings Overview

There have been 47 confirmed sightings of Oxyopidae (Lynx Spiders), with the most recent sighting submitted on October 29, 2025 by Spider ID member jayssong. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 47 sightings because of certain Oxyopidae sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 19% of the time, Oxyopidae spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 47)
Sex: 5 female and 5 male.
Environment: Oxyopidae has been sighted 47 times outdoors, and 5 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (19). On flower (11). Low foliage (10). High foliage (2). Ground layer (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (2). Desert area (2).

Location and Range

Oxyopidae (Lynx Spiders) has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, United States.

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