Sphodromantis lineola

Sphodromantis lineola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Sphodromantis
Species: S. lineola
Binomial name
Sphodromantis lineola
(Burmeister, 1838)

Sphodromantis lineola, common name African mantis or African praying mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Africa sometimes raised in captivity.[1][2][3][4] It may be distinguished from Sphodromantis baccettii by the absence of blue-black spots on its forearms.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ African Mantis
  2. ↑ Trek Nature New Zealand
  3. ↑ African Praying Mantis
  4. ↑ African Praying Mantis Sphodromantis gastrica, lineola, viridis and centralis
  5. ↑ Sphodromantis baccettii (in Dutch)


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