#4427 · 🕷️ spiders & kin

Magnolia Green Jumping Spider

Lyssomanes viridis

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © skitterbug · CC BY 4.0
2. © Sean McCann · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © Trey Wardlaw · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0
5. © JeffreyGammon · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Rick McNelly · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Cheryl Harleston López Espino · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. © Cheryl Harleston López Espino · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
9. © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Lyssomanes viridis is a species of jumping spider of the genus Lyssomanes , for which it is the type species. Commonly known as the magnolia green jumper , the species is native to the Southeastern United States plus Texas, and as far north as Maryland. Its southern range is less clear may extend into parts of Mexico, but possible southern reports from Mexico and beyond need to be verified with voucher specimens before any confirmation.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 16,327iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
16,327 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837 (189 years ago).