Miomantis binotata

Miomantis binotata, the African pinstripe mantis, is a small species of praying mantis found in Africa that are bred in captivity in the pet trade.^[2][3][4]

Miomantis binotata
Miomantis binotata nymphs
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Miomantidae
Genus:	Miomantis
Species:	M. binotata
Binomial name
Miomantis binotata (Giglio-Tos, 1911)
Synonyms
Calidomantis binotata (Giglio-Tos, 1911)[1]

Description

Adult male.

Adult female.

Range

Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo (?), Burundi.^[1] Musina, South Africa.^[4]

Additional images

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  Male molting to sub-adult
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  Female sub-adult with swollen wing-buds
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  Adult female, recently gone through ecdysis
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  Female molting to adult
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  Adult female that has recently gone through ecdysis with her wings still not finished forming
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  Light brown colored adult female
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  Male, sub-adult, with swollen wing-buds

See also

• List of mantis genera and species