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lynx spider

Description:

Unidentified lynx spider. Lynx spiders are the members of the family Oxyopidae. They all are hunting spiders that spend their lives on plants, flowers and shrubs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_spider...

Habitat:

Spotted on Centratherum punctatum flowers in large semi-urban yard/garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Striped Lynx Spider
Oxyopes salticus Oxyopes salticus - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Is this like my spotting...?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/170...

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Thanks Jolly. Oxyopes salticus is an Americas species. I do think it might be Oxyopes sp. though.

Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Dec 14, 2012
Submitted on Feb 23, 2013

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