Kingdom Animalia Genus Popa Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Family Mantidae Scientific name Popa spurca Higher classification Popa Order Mantis | |
Similar Mantis, Deroplatys, Phyllocrania paradoxa, Gongylus gongylodes, Gongylus |
Popa spurca adult female wings opened
Popa spurca, also known as the African twig mantis, is a species of mantis native to Africa. It takes its common name from its resemblance to twig from a woody plant and grows up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long if female or 7 cm (2.8 in) long if male.
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African twig mantis popa spurca
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