Grizzled mantis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Epaphroditidae |
Genus: | Gonatista |
Species: | G. grisea
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Binomial name | |
Gonatista grisea Fabricius, 1793
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Gonatista grisea, common name grizzled mantis, Florida bark mantid or lichen mimic mantid, is a species of praying mantis native to the southern United States, primarily Florida. They commonly perch on trees facing down to wait for prey, and will eat any insect they can overpower.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Florida Preying Mantids Insecta - Mantodea" (PDF). 2003.
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