Miomantis paykullii | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Miomantidae |
Genus: | Miomantis |
Species: | M. paykullii
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Binomial name | |
Miomantis paykullii (Stal, 1871)
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Miomantis paykullii is a species of praying mantis in the family Miomantidae. [2]
It is one of several species sometimes known as the Egyptian praying mantis, along with Miomantis abyssinica. [3]
The species is found in a number of African countries, including Egypt, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Uganda, Senegal and Togo, as well as Israel, [4] in the Middle East.
It grows to an adult size of 3.5-4.5 cm. [5]