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Green crab spider – Mecaphesa female? - Mecaphesa
Copyright © 2014 Marsha Gavitt

Green crab spider – Mecaphesa female? - Mecaphesa
Flower Mound, Denton County, Texas, USA
May 16, 2014
Size: 2.5mm
The green slash marks threw me. It lowered itself from a Post Oak tree onto my wash pail.

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Green crab spider – Mecaphesa female? - Mecaphesa Green crab spider – Mecaphesa female? - Mecaphesa
Contributed by Marsha Gavitt on 18 May, 2014 - 8:01pm
Last updated 23 May, 2014 - 9:57am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 23 May, 2014 - 9:57am

Yes, looks to be
Mecaphesa
… john and jane balaban, 18 May, 2014 - 8:52pm

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