Acanthops falcata
| Acanthops falcata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Acanthopidae |
| Genus: | Acanthops |
| Species: | A. falcata |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthops falcata Stal, 1877 | |
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Acanthops falcata, common name South American dead leaf mantis or boxer mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the subfamily Acanthopinae of the family Acanthopidae and is one of many praying mantises from various genera that resembles a dead leaf.[1][2][3][4]
Description
As their name describes, they resemble shriveled or dead leaves; for a mantid, though, it has an unusual degree of sexual dimorphism. The flightless female resembles a curled dead leaf and weighs 400–500 milligrams (6.2–7.7 gr). The male, which flies well, resembles a flat dead leaf, and weighs under 200 milligrams (3.1 gr).
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See also
References
- ↑ Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
- ↑ Texas A&M University
- ↑ Bugs in Cyberspace
- ↑ Catalogue of Life: 2009 Annual Checklist
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