Popa spurca

Popa spurca, also known as the African twig mantis,^[1] is a species of mantis native to Africa. It takes its common name from its resemblance to twig from a woody plant and grows up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long if female or 7 cm (2.8 in) long if male.^[2][3]

Popa spurca
Popa spurca eating a mealworm; the AAA battery is shown for size comparison
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Deroplatyidae
Subfamily:	Popinae
Genus:	Popa
Species:	P. spurca
Binomial name
Popa spurca Stål, 1856

See also

• List of mantis genera and species
• African mantis
• Stick mantis