Miomantis binotata
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| Species: | M. binotata
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| Miomantis binotata (Giglio-Tos, 1911)
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Calidomantis binotata (Giglio-Tos, 1911)[1] | |
Miomantis binotata common name 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][5]
Description
Range
Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo (?), Burundi.[1] Musina, South Africa.[5]
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
References
- ^ 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 - ^ [1] YouTube video by YouTube user "thoseinternets", Titled "African Pinstripe Mantis (Miomantis binotata) feeding"
- ^ 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