Heterochaeta orientalis
Appearance
Heterochaeta orientalis | |
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Nymph | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Toxoderidae |
Genus: | Heterochaeta |
Species: | H. orientalis
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Binomial name | |
Heterochaeta orientalis Gerstaecker, 1883
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Heterochaeta orientalis is a species of mantis from the family Toxoderidae native to Africa.[1] It is known by various common names including cat-eye mantis or giant african stick mantis.
Description
It is a stick mimicking species, with a thin and elongated thorax and abdomen.
Distribution
H. orientalis is found across Africa, such as in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, South Africa, Nigeria or Senegal. [2]
References
- ^ "Heterochaeta orientalis Gerstaecker, 1883". www.gbif.org.
- ^ "Heterochaeta orientalis". www.inaturalist.org.