Oxyopsis gracilis
| Oxyopsis gracilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Oxyopsis |
| Species: | O. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxyopsis gracilis Giglio-Tos, 1914
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Oxyopsis gracilis, common name South American green mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to South America. It is a medium sized mantis with adult females reaching 3” in length and adult males growing to about 1.5” in length. Individuals of these species are usually bright green.[1][2][3]
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References[]
- ^ insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Mantodea/Family/Mantidae.txt Texas A&M University
- ^ mantisplace.com Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine South American Green Mantis
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) MantisPets.com
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