Empusa pennata

Empusa pennata
Empusa pennata
Immature Empusa pennata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Empusidae
Genus: Empusa
Species: E. pennata
Binomial name
Empusa pennata
(Thunberg, 1815)

Empusa pennata, common names conehead mantis in English and mantis palo in Spanish, is a species of praying mantis in genus Empusa. It can be found in Spain and parts of Portugal and France.

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See also

Also found in the Eastern Cape of South Africa : http://www.redbubble.com/people/rinag/art/6755606-1-a-proud-member-banner-african-art-and-photography#comment-39338909 and it is also found in the middle east, particularly in Lebanon

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