Miomantis abyssinica

Miomantis abyssinica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Subfamily: Miomantinae
Genus: Miomantis
Species: Miomantis abyssinica

Miomantis abyssinica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea, native to North Africa.[1]

It is one of several species sometimes known as the Egyptian praying mantis, along with Miomantis paykullii and Miomantis pharaonica. [2]

Description

It lives in hot and dry conditions, including the Sahara desert.

It can range from yellow to light green in color.

Adult mantises are usually 30-40 mm in length, though male mantises can be 5 mm longer, and females are slightly bigger and heavier than the males.

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