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Acanthops falcataria

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Acanthops falcataria
Adult female Acanthops falcataria
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A. falcataria
Binomial name
Acanthops falcataria
Goeze, 1778
Synonyms
  • Acanthops angulata (Lichtenstein, 1802)
  • Acanthops mortuifolia (Serville, 1839)

Acanthops falcataria, common name South American dead leaf mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the subfamily Acanthopinae of the family Acanthopidae and is one of many mantis from various genera that resembles a dead leaf.[1][2][3][4]

It is native to South America.

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
  2. ^ [2] Texas A&M University
  3. ^ [3] Bugs in Cyberspace
  4. ^ Catalogue of Life: 2009 Annual Checklist