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Mecaphesa celer
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Mecaphesa celer

Mecaphesa celer, known generally as the swift crab spider, is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. Its range is quite large, and it is found throughout much of North and Central America.

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6 branches of this group, most-observed first

Swift Crab Spider

speciesMecaphesa celer

Mecaphesa aikoae

speciesMecaphesa aikoae

Mecaphesa deserti

speciesMecaphesa deserti

Mecaphesa lepida

speciesMecaphesa lepida

Mecaphesa importuna

speciesMecaphesa importuna

Mecaphesa californica

speciesMecaphesa californica

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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 1623923.