Orthodera ministralis
| Orthodera ministralis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Dictyoptera |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Orthodera |
| Species: | O. ministralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthodera ministralis (Fabricius, 1775) | |
Orthodera ministralis, common name garden mantis or Australian green mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Australia.[1][2][3] The garden mantis inhabits the whole of Australia, and can often be found hidden in leafy scrub from ground to eye level.