Diaea livens

Diaea livens · Order: Araneae · Family: Thomisidae

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Diaea livens
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY

It has also been introduced to the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Diaea livens occurs in southern and central Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, and Iran. The species has been introduced into the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes southern and central Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, and Iran. It is now present in the United States as an introduced species.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Oregon.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Diaea livens photo 2
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY
Diaea livens photo 3
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Diaea livens photo 4
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY
Diaea livens photo 5
Photo: Michael Warner, CC BY

Same family (Thomisidae)

Goldenrod Crab SpiderGoldenrod Crab SpiderMisumena vatiaHarmlessNapoleon SpiderNapoleon SpiderSynema globosumHeather crab spiderHeather crab spiderThomisus onustusWhite-banded Crab SpiderWhite-banded Crab SpiderMisumenoides formosipesNorthern Crab SpiderNorthern Crab SpiderMecaphesa asperataTriangle Crab SpiderTriangle Crab SpiderEbrechtella tricuspidata

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaea_livens

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-26 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.

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