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title: "Magnolia Green Jumping Spider"
description: "Lyssomanes viridis — Insects & spiders. Lyssomanes viridis, commonly known as the magnolia green jumper, is a species of jumping spider of the genus Lyssomanes, for which it is the type species."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/magnolia-green-jumping-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Magnolia Green Jumping Spider

> Lyssomanes viridis — Insects & spiders. Lyssomanes viridis, commonly known as the magnolia green jumper, is a species of jumping spider of the genus Lyssomanes, for which it is the type species.

- Scientific name: *Lyssomanes viridis*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 16023
- Wikidata: [Q2071670](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2071670)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68315](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68315)

## Names

- en: Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
- es: Araña saltarina verde enmascarada

## Countries with the most observations

US (15592)

## Summary

Lyssomanes viridis, commonly known as the magnolia green jumper, is a species of jumping spider of the genus Lyssomanes, for which it is the type species. The species' native range extends through much of the United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyssomanes_viridis

## Photo

![Magnolia Green Jumping Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/magnolia-green-jumping-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mike Mulqueen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84099432

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/magnolia-green-jumping-spider?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).