Parasphendale agrionina

Parasphendale agrionina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Parasphendale
Species: P. agrionina
Binomial name
Parasphendale agrionina
Werner, 1913

Parasphendale agrionina, given the common name budwing mantis for its vestigial wings (present in adult females). Females are incapable of flight.[1]

Description

Females can get to be up to 2.75 inches (7 cm) long. Males can get up to 1.25 inches (3 cm) long.[2]

Distribution

The Budwing is found primarily in East Africa, specifically in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia.[3]

See also

References

  1. Texas A&M University
  2. Phasmids in Cyberspace. Budwing Mantis. http://www.phasmidsincyberspace.com/ParasphendaleAffinis.html June, 2012
  3. Phasmids in Cyberspace. Budwing Mantis. http://www.phasmidsincyberspace.com/ParasphendaleAffinis.html June, 2012


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