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Peucetia viridans? - Peucetia viridans - female
Copyright © 2011 Susan Schenk

Peucetia viridans? - Peucetia viridans - Female
Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA
September 24, 2011
This beautiful spider was spotted at the Claremont Colleges' Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station guarding her egg sac at the top of an old white sage (Salvia apiana) inflorescence. Although she's not really green, I suspect her to be a Green Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans. Correction or confirmation will be greatly appreciated!
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Contributed by Nancy Hamlett on 26 September, 2011 - 12:51am
Last updated 26 September, 2011 - 8:48am

Peucetia viridans is correct
Moved from Spiders. The other species is Peucetia longipalpis.

In my experience with this species they stay pretty green most of the year and then start to turn color in the fall. I'm not sure if that applies to the western variations though... I only observed them in NC.
… Lynette Schimming, 26 September, 2011 - 8:48am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks so much for confirming my suspicion!
… Nancy Hamlett, 26 September, 2011 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

Green Lynx Spiders aren't always green
They can change their color to match their surroundings.

She looks like a green lynx to me, but there's another species and I don't remember how to tell them apart.
… Chuck Entz, 26 September, 2011 - 1:08am login or register to post comments

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