Miomantis binotata
| Miomantis binotata | |
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| Adult female | |
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| Adult male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Miomantidae |
| Genus: | Miomantis |
| Species: | M. binotata |
| Binomial name | |
| Miomantis binotata (Giglio-Tos, 1911) | |
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Miomantis binotata, the African pinstripe mantis, is a small species of praying mantis found in Africa that are bred in captivity in the pet trade.[2][3][4]
Range
Miomantis binotata is widespread across southern and east Africa. This includes Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo (?), Burundi.[1] Musina, South Africa.[4]
Additional images
Male molting to sub-adult
Female sub-adult with swollen wing-buds
Adult female, recently gone through ecdysis
Female molting to adult
Adult female that has recently gone through ecdysis with her wings still not finished forming
Light brown colored adult female
Male, sub-adult, with swollen wing-buds
"Miomantis binotata" nymphs.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Texas A&M University - ↑ Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
- ↑ Mantodea.SpeciesFile.org species Miomantis binotata Giglio-Tos, 1911 Accessed date: September 10, 2014
- 1 2 IG Mantodea List