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Iris polystictica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tarachodidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Mantodea

Subfamily
  
Tarachodinae

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Iris polystictica is a species of praying mantis found in Central Asia, Caucasus, southeastern Ukraine, southern Siberia, China, and Mongolia. It is the only species of the mantis genus Iris that is found in Russia.

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Description

About 28-49mm in length.

Subspecies

  • Iris polystictica polystictica (Fischer-Waldheim, 1846) Afghanistan, China, Iran, Tadschikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Turkestan
  • Iris polystictica mongolica (Sjostedt, 1932) Mongolia, China
  • Iris polystictica shahdarinica (Lindt, 1963) Tadschikistan
  • Iris polystictica shugnanica (Lindt, 1963) Tadschikistan

    • References

    Iris polystictica Wikipedia
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