Praying Mantis (Stagomantis)
Posted on 9 October 2011
This charmer found a nice little space on our porch light last night.
| common name | Praying Mantis (or Praying Mantid) |
| domain | Eukaryota |
| kingdom | Animalia |
| phylum | Arthropoda |
| class | Insecta; subclass Pterygota; infraclass Neoptera |
| order | superorder Dictyoptera; order Mantodea |
| family | Mantidae; subfamily Stagomantinae |
| genus | Cyanocitta |
| species | unknown |
| location | Central Texas |
| IUCN status | Not tracked |
Extremely local species are itemized species seen at our homes: on the actual property, or in the air above it. (Across the street doesn’t count!) I began by itemizing species seen at our house in Copperas Cove, Texas, and later expanded the project to include our home in Renton, Washington.
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