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Sibylla pretiosa
Species of praying mantis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sibylla pretiosa,[1] commonly known as the cryptic mantis, is a species of mantis found in southern Africa.[2] They have a long and thin prothorax.[2] The distinctively ornamented species has projections on the head, prothorax, and four femora. They live on tree bark in woodlands.
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Quick Facts Cryptic mantis, Scientific classification ...
Cryptic mantis | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Hymenopodidae |
Subfamily: | Sibyllinae |
Tribe: | Sibylini |
Genus: | Sibylla |
Species: | S. pretiosa |
Binomial name | |
Sibylla pretiosa Stål, 1856 | |
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