| Popa spurca | |
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| Popa spurca eating a mealworm; the AAA battery is shown for size comparison | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Popa |
| Species: | P. spurca |
| Binomial name | |
| Popa spurca Stål, 1856 |
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Popa spurca, also known as the African twig mantis,[1] is a species of praying 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] P. spurca is the only species in the genus Popa.[3]