Popa spurca
Species of praying mantis
Popa spurca | |
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Popa spurca eating a mealworm; the AAA battery is shown for size comparison | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Deroplatyidae |
Subfamily: | Popinae |
Genus: | Popa |
Species: | P. spurca |
Binomial name | |
Popa spurca Stål, 1856 |
Popa spurca, also known as the African twig mantis,[1] 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.[2][3]
See also
- List of mantis genera and species
- African mantis
- Stick mantis
References
- ^ [1] Archived 2009-01-07 at the Wayback Machine Phasmids in Cyberspace
- ^ [2] African twig mantis (Popa spurca)
- ^ [3] Popa spurca - Tree of Life
Media related to Popa spurca at Wikimedia Commons
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