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Species Gonatista grisea - Grizzled Mantid

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Mantodea (Mantids)
Family Liturgusidae
Genus Gonatista
Species grisea (Grizzled Mantid)
Other Common Names
Lichen Mimic Mantid
Size
36-40 mm
Identification
Mottled gray, green and brown and overall body shape is broad and flattened. Pronotum not narrowed ahead of point where frong legs attached. Female has short wings, abdomen lobed on side. In male, wings cover abdomen at rest (1).
Range
May be found in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. May also be found in Puerto Rico and Cuba (2). Helfer (1) gives range as "South Carolina to Florida and Cuba".
Print References
Helfer, p. 29, fig. 42 (1)
Ehrmann, p. 158 (2)
West & Ridl, p. 101 (3)