Maryland Biodiversity Project - Northern Crab Spider (Mecaphesa asperata)

Northern Crab Spider Mecaphesa asperata (Hentz, 1847)

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Arachnida > Order Araneae > Family Thomisidae > Genus Mecaphesa Northern Crab Spider - Mecaphesa asperata - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/6579

Status:

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Records:

There are 3 records in the project database.

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A Northern Crab Spider in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/24/2011). Determined by John and Jane Balaban, Lynette Elliott, and Joe Lapp via BuGuide. (Photo ID: 132008 - Psn: 25)

A Northern Crab Spider in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/24/2011). Determined by John and Jane Balaban, Lynette Elliott, and Joe Lapp via BuGuide. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Northern Crab Spider in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/24/2017). (Photo ID: 124272 - Psn: 35)

A Northern Crab Spider in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/24/2017). Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Northern Crab Spider in Woodbridge, Virginia (9/25/2012). (Photo ID: 4583 - Psn: 140)

Northern Crab Spider in Woodbridge, Virginia (9/25/2012). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

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