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Freya
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Freya

Freya is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850. The name is derived from Freya, the fertility goddess of Norse mythology.

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13 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Freya nigrotaeniata

speciesFreya nigrotaeniata

Freya decorata

speciesFreya decorata

Freya regia

speciesFreya regia

Freya rufohirta

speciesFreya rufohirta

Freya chapare

speciesFreya chapare

Freya prominens

speciesFreya prominens

Freya atures

speciesFreya atures

Freya bicavata

speciesFreya bicavata

Freya disparipes

speciesFreya disparipes

Freya dureti

speciesFreya dureti

Freya justina

speciesFreya justina

Freya petrunkevitchi

speciesFreya petrunkevitchi

Freya rubiginosa

speciesFreya rubiginosa

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Recorded sightings

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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 250068.