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Species Thespis parva

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Mantodea (Mantids)
Family Thespidae
Genus Thespis
Species parva (Thespis parva)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Oligonicella scudderi (Saussure 1870) • Mantis minuta Drury 1773, nomen oblitum • Oligonyx bollianus Saussure & Zehntner 1894(1)
Explanation of Names
Thespis parva (Gmelin 1790) complex
Size
26‒40 mm(1)
Range
SC‒FL to NE‒TX‒NM into Mexico(1)
Season
seen mostly later in season
Life Cycle
Males come to lights
Works Cited
1.Dr. Fothergill's little gray American mantis: Taxonomic revision of Thespis Serville, 1831
Anderson K. 2022. Soothsayer, J. Mantodea Res. 3(1): 48‒103.