Lupettiana mordax

(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896)

ghost spider

Lupettiana mordax is a of ghost spider in the Anyphaenidae. It has been recorded across a broad geographic range extending from the United States through Central America to Peru and Brazil. The species belongs to a family of wandering spiders that are active hunters rather than web-builders.

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How to pronounce Lupettiana mordax: //ˌluː.pɛtˈtiː.ə.nə ˈmɔr.daks//

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Distribution

United States to Peru and Brazil; records include Putumayo region

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