Arachnids of North Carolina
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Ozyptila monroensis - a crab spider

Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Thomisidae                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Total Length: Male—Total length approximately 2 .5 to 3 mm. Female Total length approximately 3 to 4 mm.
Distribution in North Carolina
Comments: Wisconsin to Pennsylvania, south to Texas, NC, GA, FL
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: forest, abandoned fields and from leaf mold and litter in oak, maple, or basswood forest.
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 Photo Gallery for Ozyptila monroensis - a crab spider

Photos: 8

Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2021-05-15
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2021-05-15
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-08-27
Cherokee Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2019-09-19
Stokes Co.
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Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2019-09-19
Stokes Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2019-09-19
Stokes Co.
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Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2017-04-26
Stokes Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2017-04-26
Stokes Co.
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