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Xysticus cristatus
Xysticus cristatus, the common crab spider, is a European spider from the family Thomisidae.
23 branches of this group, most-observed first
Swamp Crab Spider
speciesXysticus ulmi
Xysticus lanio
speciesXysticus lanio
Common Crab Spider
speciesXysticus cristatus
Xysticus kochi
speciesXysticus kochi
Xysticus audax
speciesXysticus audax
Xysticus luctator
speciesXysticus luctator
Double-banded Crab-spider
speciesXysticus bifasciatus
Xysticus erraticus
speciesXysticus erraticus
Xysticus pseudocristatus
speciesXysticus pseudocristatus
Xysticus gallicus
speciesXysticus gallicus
Xysticus ferrugineus
speciesXysticus ferrugineus
Xysticus nubilus
speciesXysticus nubilus
Xysticus desidiosus
speciesXysticus desidiosus
Xysticus cor
speciesXysticus cor
Xysticus macedonicus
speciesXysticus macedonicus
Xysticus alpinus
speciesXysticus alpinus
Xysticus ibex
speciesXysticus ibex
Xysticus tortuosus
speciesXysticus tortuosus
Xysticus semicarinatus
speciesXysticus semicarinatus
Xysticus ovatus
speciesXysticus ovatus
Xysticus kulczynskii
speciesXysticus kulczynskii
Xysticus corsicus
speciesXysticus corsicus
Xysticus brevidentatus
speciesXysticus brevidentatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1507448.