Blepharopsis mendica
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| Blepharopsis mendica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Empusidae |
| Genus: | Blepharopsis |
| Species: | B. mendica |
| Binomial name | |
| Blepharopsis mendica Fabricius, 1775 | |
Blepharopsis mendica is a species of praying mantis found in North Africa and on the Canary Islands. Devil's Flower Mantis, Egyptian Flower Mantis, Thistle Mantis, and Arab Mantis are among its common names.[1][2][3]
B. mendica on a tyre of a car
In deimatic display, the adult rotates its head and thorax to one side, displaying the bright colours on the insides of its forelegs and the undersides of its hindwings, and holds its wings slightly spread behind the body, making it seem large and threatening.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Mantis in Iberia
- ↑ Mantis Place
- ↑ Danne's Animals
- ↑ "Thistle Mantis". Keeping Insects. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
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