Miomantis binotata
| Miomantis binotata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Miomantidae |
| Genus: | Miomantis |
| Species: | M. binotata
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| Binomial name | |
| Miomantis binotata (Giglio-Tos, 1911)
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Miomantis binotata, the African pinstripe mantis, is a small species of praying mantis found in Africa that are bred in captivity in the pet trade.[2][3][4]
Description
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Range
[edit]Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo (?), Burundi.[1] Musina, South Africa.[4]
Additional images
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Male molting to sub-adult -
Female sub-adult with swollen wing-buds -
Adult female, recently gone through ecdysis -
Female molting to adult -
Adult female that has recently gone through ecdysis with her wings still not finished forming -
Light brown colored adult female -
Male, sub-adult, with swollen wing-buds
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Texas A&M University - ^ Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
- ^ Mantodea.SpeciesFile.org species Miomantis binotata Giglio-Tos, 1911 Accessed date: September 10, 2014
- ^ a b IG Mantodea List