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Animal India - Lynx Spider (Oxyopes Javanus)

The female lynx spider (Oxyopes Javanus), a diurnal hunting spider, is having two pairs of diagonal white bands on the sides of its abdomen. This spider is hiding from its prey, mostly moths, until within striking distance. It is filling an important role by killing 2-3 moths daily, thus preventing a new generation of pests from building up in crops like rice, maize, cotton, soybeans, mung beans, pigeon peas, sorghum, wheat, sweet potatoes, and vegetables. The females are guarding their egg cocoons, which are white to light brown, globular or roughly oblong, and fastened on dried leaves or flowers of grasses. A female lynx spider (Oxyopes Javanus) is in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 7, 2024. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#11400582
Date Taken	11 July 2024
Location	N/A
Photographer	Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto

Oxyopes Javanus female lynx spider diurnal hunting spider diagonal white bands abdomen hides prey moths striking distance killing pests crops rice maize cotton soybeans mung beans pigeon peas sorghum wheat sweet potatoes vegetables life cycle females guard egg cocoons white light brown globular oblong dried leaves flowers grasses forest Tehatta West Bengal India Soumyabrata Roy NurPhoto. female lynx spider Oxyopes Javanus diurnal hunting spider diagonal white bands abdomen prey moths striking distance pests crops rice maize cotton soybeans mung beans pigeon peas sorghum wheat sweet potatoes vegetables egg cocoons white cocoons light brown cocoons globular cocoons oblong cocoons dried leaves flowers grasses forest Tehatta West Bengal India November 7 2024 Soumyabrata Roy NurPhoto