| Polyspilota aeruginosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Polyspilota |
| Species: | P. aeruginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| P. aeruginosa (Goeze, 1778) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Mantis variegata |
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Polyspilota aeruginosa, common name Madagascan marbled mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Africa. Adult females reach 8 centimetres (3.1 in) in length while males are smaller.[1]