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    (c) Laurence Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Leek-green Flower Spider

Tharrhalea prasina

Worldwide
77 observations
Group
Arachnids

About

Tharrhalea prasina, synonym Lehtinelagia prasina, also known as the leek-green flower spider, is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. It is green in colour and usually lives on flowers. T. prasina inhabits the dry grassland and shrublands of Australia and is commonly found in Victoria, NSW, and south Queensland; but it is also rarely found in South Australia or Tasmania.

Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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