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title: "Western Lynx Spider"
description: "Oxyopes scalaris — Insekten & Spinnen. Oxyopes scalaris, the western lynx spider, is a species of lynx spider in the family Oxyopidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/western-lynx-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Lynx Spider

> Oxyopes scalaris — Insekten & Spinnen. Oxyopes scalaris, the western lynx spider, is a species of lynx spider in the family Oxyopidae.

- Scientific name: *Oxyopes scalaris*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 10784
- Wikidata: [Q1924879](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1924879)
- iNaturalist taxon: [209807](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/209807)

## Names

- en: Western Lynx Spider

## Countries with the most observations

US (6926), CA (568), MX (12)

## Summary

Oxyopes scalaris, the western lynx spider, is a species of lynx spider in the family Oxyopidae. It is found in North America. A study based in Washington found that this species reaches adulthood and is most active in spring and early summer. They are considered beneficial in orchards.

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

## Photo

![Western Lynx Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-lynx-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Thompson Hyggen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187155662

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-lynx-spider?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).