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Mantis octospilota

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Species of praying mantis

Mantis octospilota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Mantis
Species: M. octospilota
Binomial name
Mantis octospilota
Westwood, 1889

Mantis octospilota, common name eight-spotted mantis or blackbarred mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Australia. As its common name suggests, it is primarily identified by the eight black spots along the dorsal surface of its abdomen.

See also

References

  1. Australian Faunal Directory
Taxon identifiers
Mantis octospilota


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