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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Lynx Spiders (Oxyopidae) » Peucetia » Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)
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green lynx spider - Peucetia viridans - male
Copyright © 2009 Andrew Williams

green lynx spider - Peucetia viridans - Male
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 13, 1998
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Contributed by Andrew Williams on 8 November, 2009 - 9:55am
Last updated 13 August, 2016 - 9:05pm

Moved
Moved from Western variations.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 13 August, 2016 - 9:05pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Andrew Williams, 9 November, 2009 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

Peucetia
Do you know which species? When they are found in the west, I have a hard time telling longipalpis from viridans.
… Lynette Elliott, 8 November, 2009 - 10:15am login or register to post comments

 
Catalina State Park
Good point. Looks like both can be found in AZ. I was going to say Peucetia viridans.
It's the one you'd find at Catalina State Park :-)
… Andrew Williams, 8 November, 2009 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

 
Peucetia viridans
appears to match visually, moving to species.
Please let me know if incorrect.
… Andrew Williams, 9 November, 2009 - 9:19am login or register to post comments

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