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Spiny-legged Field Spiders
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Spiny-legged Field Spiders

Ursa

Ursa is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Ursa turbinata

speciesUrsa turbinata

Ursa vittigera

speciesUrsa vittigera

Ursa lunula

speciesUrsa lunula

Ursa flavovittata

speciesUrsa flavovittata

Ursa pulchra

speciesUrsa pulchra

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Spiny-legged Field Spiders in Herbarius

Herbarius

1485 · p.68

Spiny-legged Field Spiders in Latin Herbal

Latin Herbal

1484 · p.67

Spiny-legged Field Spiders in Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

1486 · p.68

Spiny-legged Field Spiders in Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

1484 · p.97

Spiny-legged Field Spiders in Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)

Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)

1486 · p.65

Spiny-legged Field Spiders in Herbarius latinus (with French synonyms)

Herbarius latinus (with French synonyms)

1486 · p.69

Spiny-legged Field Spiders in Ortus sanitatis

Ortus sanitatis

1491 · p.325

Spiny-legged Field Spiders in Garden of Health

Garden of Health

Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.325

Spiny-legged Field Spiders in Herbal of Virtues

Herbal of Virtues

1499 · p.67

Spiny-legged Field Spiders in The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation

The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation

Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.247

Spiny-legged Field Spiders in The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs

The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs

1532 · p.75

Spiny-legged Field Spiders in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.645

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 419017.