Oxyopidae
(Lynx Spiders)

The spider family Oxyopidae, commonly known as Lynx Spiders, have been sighted 89 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Oxyopidae includes 13 countries and 13 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 (AAS)

Lynx Spiders

Author

Tamerlan Thorell, 1870

Sightings Overview

There have been 89 confirmed sightings of Oxyopidae (Lynx Spiders), with the most recent sighting submitted on March 20, 2025 by Spider ID member tangledweb. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 89 sightings because of certain Oxyopidae sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 16% of the time, Oxyopidae spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 89)
Sex: 11 female and 11 male.
Environment: Oxyopidae has been sighted 89 times outdoors, and 7 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (27). On flower (12). Low foliage (39). High foliage (3). Ground layer (2). 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, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas.