Variegated Lynx Spider

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Oxyopes heterophthalmus

Variegated Lynx Spider, a reference photo
Photo: Harukano · CC0 1.0 (licence)

Oxyopes heterophthalmus is a lynx spider from the family Oxyopidae, it is the type species of the genus Oxyopes and was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804, it has a Palearctic distribution.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Variegated Lynx Spider being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Oxyopidae
Genus
Oxyopes
Species
Oxyopes heterophthalmus

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