Oxyopsis gracilis

Oxyopsis gracilis
Oxyopsis gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Dictyoptera
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Subfamily: Stagmatopterinae
Genus: Oxyopsis
Species: O. gracilis
Binomial name
Oxyopsis gracilis

Oxyopsis gracilis, common name South American Green Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to South America. It is a medium sized mantis with adult females reaching 3” in length and adult males growing to about 1.5” in length. Individuals of these species are usually bright green.[1][2]

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