Oxyopes salticus
(Striped Lynx Spider)

Featured spider picture The spider species Oxyopes salticus, commonly known as Striped Lynx Spider, belongs to the genus Oxyopes, in the family Oxyopidae. Oxyopes salticus spiders have been sighted 2 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Oxyopes salticus includes 1 countries and 2 states in the United States. Oxyopes salticus is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of March.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oxyopidae
Genus: Oxyopes
Species: Oxyopes salticus

Common Name (AAS)

Striped Lynx Spider

Other Common Names

Striped Lynx Spider

Author

Hentz, 1845

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Sightings Overview

There have been 2 confirmed sightings of Oxyopes salticus (Striped Lynx Spider), 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 2 sightings because of certain Oxyopes salticus sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 0% of the time, Oxyopes salticus spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 2)
Sex: 0 female and 1 male.
Environment: Oxyopes salticus has been sighted 2 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
Outdoors: Ground layer (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (1).