Explanation of Names
Iris oratoria (Linnaeus 1758)
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)
Remarks
Females of this species may reproduce either sexually or asexually through parthenogenesis.