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Genus Phyllovates

Mexican Unicorn Mantis - Phyllovates chlorophaea Unicorn in profile - Phyllovates chlorophaea - male 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
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