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'''''Blepharopsis mendica''''' is a [[species]] of [[praying mantis]] found in [[North Africa]], parts of the [[Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean]], [[Middle East]] and [[southern Asia]], and on the [[Canary Islands]]. '''devil's flower mantis''', '''Egyptian flower mantis''', '''thistle mantis''', and '''Arab mantis''' are among its [[common names]].<ref>[http://www.wildsideholidays.com/natural/insects-and-creepy-crawlies/93-mantis-and-stick-insects/295-mantis-in-iberia Mantis in Iberia]</ref><ref>[http://www.mantisplace.com/mantisforsale.html Mantis Place]</ref><ref>[http://www.dannesdjur.com/einsect10.shtml Danne's Animals]</ref> |
'''''Blepharopsis mendica''''' is a [[species]] of [[praying mantis]] found in [[North Africa]], parts of the [[Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean]], [[Middle East]] and [[southern Asia]], and on the [[Canary Islands]]. '''devil's flower mantis''', '''Egyptian flower mantis''', '''thistle mantis''', and '''Arab mantis''' are among its [[common names]].<ref>[http://www.wildsideholidays.com/natural/insects-and-creepy-crawlies/93-mantis-and-stick-insects/295-mantis-in-iberia Mantis in Iberia] {{wayback|url=http://www.wildsideholidays.com/natural/insects-and-creepy-crawlies/93-mantis-and-stick-insects/295-mantis-in-iberia |date=20080718210442 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.mantisplace.com/mantisforsale.html Mantis Place]</ref><ref>[http://www.dannesdjur.com/einsect10.shtml Danne's Animals]</ref> |
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In [[deimatic display]], the adult rotates its head and thorax to one side, displaying the bright colours on the insides of its forelegs and the undersides of its hindwings, and holds its wings slightly spread behind the body, making it seem large and threatening.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.keepinginsects.com/praying-mantis/species/thistle-mantis/ | title=Thistle Mantis | publisher=Keeping Insects | date=2013 | accessdate=2013-05-10}}</ref> |
In [[deimatic display]], the adult rotates its head and thorax to one side, displaying the bright colours on the insides of its forelegs and the undersides of its hindwings, and holds its wings slightly spread behind the body, making it seem large and threatening.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.keepinginsects.com/praying-mantis/species/thistle-mantis/ | title=Thistle Mantis | publisher=Keeping Insects | date=2013 | accessdate=2013-05-10}}</ref> |
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==Range== |
==Range== |
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[[Afghanistan]], [[Egypt]], [[Algeria]], [[Ethiopia]], [[India]], [[Iran]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Libya]], [[Libanon]], [[Morocco]], [[Mauritania]], [[Niger]], [[Oman]], [[Pakistan]], [[Somalia]], [[Sudan]], [[Tschad]], [[Tunisia]], [[Turkey]], [[Cyprus]].<ref name=TAMU>[ |
[[Afghanistan]], [[Egypt]], [[Algeria]], [[Ethiopia]], [[India]], [[Iran]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Libya]], [[Libanon]], [[Morocco]], [[Mauritania]], [[Niger]], [[Oman]], [[Pakistan]], [[Somalia]], [[Sudan]], [[Tschad]], [[Tunisia]], [[Turkey]], [[Cyprus]].<ref name=TAMU>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141013063551/https://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Mantodea/Family/Empusidae.txt Texas A&M University]</ref> |
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==Subspecies== |
==Subspecies== |
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*''Blepharopsis mendica mendica'' <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small> |
*''Blepharopsis mendica mendica'' <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small> |
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Mantis mendica (Fabricius, 1775)[1] | |
Blepharopsis mendica is a species of praying mantis found in North Africa, parts of the Mediterranean, Middle East and southern Asia, and on the Canary Islands. devil's flower mantis, Egyptian flower mantis, thistle mantis, and Arab mantis are among its common names.[2][3][4]
In deimatic display, the adult rotates its head and thorax to one side, displaying the bright colours on the insides of its forelegs and the undersides of its hindwings, and holds its wings slightly spread behind the body, making it seem large and threatening.[5]
Range
Afghanistan, Egypt, Algeria, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Canary Islands, Libya, Libanon, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Tschad, Tunisia, Turkey, Cyprus.[1]
Subspecies
- Blepharopsis mendica mendica (Fabricius, 1775)
- Blepharopsis mendcia nuda (Giglio-Tos, 1917) Ethiopia, Arabia, Yemen, Israel, Palestine, Somalia; Afghanistan?[1][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Texas A&M University
- ^ Mantis in Iberia Archived 2008-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mantis Place
- ^ Danne's Animals
- ^ "Thistle Mantis". Keeping Insects. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ^ Mantodea.SpeciesFile.org species Blepharopsis mendica (Fabricius, 1775) Retrieval date: Feb. 10th 2016
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