Popa spurca
Popa spurca, also known as the African twig mantis,[1] is a species of mantis native to Africa. It takes its common name from its resemblance to twig from a woody plant and grows up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long if female or 7 cm (2.8 in) long if male.[2][3]
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| Popa spurca eating a mealworm; the AAA battery is shown for size comparison | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Deroplatyidae |
| Subfamily: | Popinae |
| Genus: | Popa |
| Species: | P. spurca |
| Binomial name | |
| Popa spurca Stål, 1856 | |
References
- Archived 2009-01-07 at the Wayback Machine Phasmids in Cyberspace
- African twig mantis (Popa spurca)
- Popa spurca - Tree of Life
Media related to Popa spurca at Wikimedia Commons
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