Acanthops falcata

Acanthops falcata, common name South American dead leaf mantis or boxer mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the subfamily Acanthopinae of the family Acanthopidae and is one of many praying mantises from various genera that resembles a dead leaf.

Acanthops falcata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Acanthopidae
Genus: Acanthops
Species:
A. falcata
Binomial name
Acanthops falcata
Stal, 1877
Synonyms
  • Acanthops angulifera Westwood, 1889
  • Acanthops griffinii Giglio-Tos, 1915
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