Species Iris oratoria - Mediterranean Mantis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · Remarks

Mantid - San Joaquin County, CA - Iris oratoria - male

Brown adult mantid - another Iris? - Iris oratoria - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Mantodea (Mantids)

Family Tarachodidae

Genus Iris

Species oratoria (Mediterranean Mantis)

Explanation of Names

Iris oratoria (Linnaeus 1758)

Size

up to 65 mm

Identification

may be distinguished from Mantis religiosa and other mantids of similar general size and shape by the red-orange spot on the fourth ventrite and shorter cerci

Range

native to warmer, drier regions of the Palaearctic (very widespread), adventive in NA (range expanding)

Life Cycle

Oothecae

Nymph

Male (displaying)

Remarks

Females of this species may reproduce either sexually or asexually through parthenogenesis.

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 18 August, 2006 - 4:17pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, ceiseman, v belov, Harsi S. Parker, Arturo Santos
Last updated 7 February, 2022 - 3:42am

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