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Genus Phyllovates

Mexican Unicorn Mantis - Phyllovates chlorophaea

Unicorn eating wasp-moth, close-up - Phyllovates chlorophaea - female

Unicorn eating skipper, frontal view - Phyllovates chlorophaea - female

Unicorn posing - Phyllovates chlorophaea - male

Phyllovates Chlorophaea - Phyllovates chlorophaea - female

Unicorn Mantis egg case - Phyllovates chlorophaea

Texas Unicorn Mantis - Phyllovates chlorophaea

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Mantodea (Mantids)

Family Mantidae

Subfamily Vatinae

Genus Phyllovates

Explanation of Names

Phyllovates Kirby 1904

phyllo- 'leaf' + Vates, a similar neotropical genus, 'prophet, soothsayer' (may be of Celtic origin)

Numbers

a single species in our area, 14 spp. total(1)

See Also

Pseudovates

Print References

(2)

Works Cited

1.	Otte D., Spearman L., Stiewe M.B.D. Mantodea species file online. Version 5.0

2.	How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies Jacques R. Helfer. 1962. Wm. C. Brown Company.

Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 18 August, 2006 - 2:09pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov
Last updated 28 February, 2016 - 8:05pm

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