Ozyptila brevipes
Length 2 to 4 mm. A small dark crab spider.
Identification of this species “Requires examination at high magnification in good lighting, typically examination of the genitalia." Bee, L., Oxford, G., & Smith, H. (2020). Britain's Spiders: A Field Guide. Second Edition. Princeton University Press.
Heathland, grassland.
Mostly Spring-Autumn.
Widespread but scattered in Britain.
Local and rather uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland.
AJ Cann
Ketton Panters Orchard
08 September 2022
male
AJ Cann
Ketton Panters Orchard
08 September 2022
palp
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- 08/09/2022 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 08/09/2022 (Cann, Alan)
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