Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Subfamily Miomantinae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Mantodea Genus Miomantis | |
Similar Stagmatoptera hyaloptera, Choeradodis stalii, Bolbe pygmaea | ||
Miomantis abyssinica is a species of praying mantis in the genus Miomantis in the order Mantodea, native to North Africa.
It is one of several species sometimes known as the Egyptian praying mantis, along with Miomantis paykullii and Miomantis pharaonica.
Description
It lives in hot and dry conditions, including the Sahara desert.
It can range from yellow to light green in color.
Adult mantises are usually 30-40 mm in length, though male mantises can be 5 mm longer, and females are slightly bigger and heavier than the males.
References
Miomantis abyssinica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA