- Gonatista grisea
Taxobox
name =
image_width = 250px
image_caption = Grizzled Mantis
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Mantodea
familia =Mantidae
genus = "Gonatista "
species = "G. grisea"
binomial = "Gonatista grisea"
binomial_authority =Gonatista grisea,
common name Grizzled Mantis or Lichen Mimic, is aspecies ofpraying mantis native to theSouthern United States . According to one enthusiast they are:...possibly the most exotic-looking native American species...From tree-branch brown, to bone-white, to camo-army green, to lichen-mimic green, the potential coloration pattern of this species is remarkable. [ [http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=11053] MantisForum.net]
ee also
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List of mantis genera and species References
* [http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/choate/mantid_key1_03.pdf] Dichotomous Key to Species of Mantids that may occur in Florida
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