03 - Large Green Praying Mantises, [Sphodromantis] genus sp. Mante africaine, فرس النبي

Описание: Giant African Mantis, [Sphodromantis virdis], Mante africaine géante, فرس النبي

Observation :

Date : Oct 31, 2023
Time : 12:24 PM CET
Region: North Africa

- Area : [Forest] - [Garden] - [Mountain] - [✓Peri-urban forest]

City / Country : Algiers - Algeria

Alive or Dead : Alive
Evidence of Presence : Organism

Situation :

[Mating] - [Walking] - [Running] - [✓Resting] - [Thanatosis] - [Fighting] - [Flying] - [Under attack] - [Eating] - [Grooming] - [Open elytra] - [✓Immobility] - [Dorsal Recumbent Position]

Size :

 (body length) :   9 cm
 (body width) :  2.9 - 3 cm

Sex : Cannot Be Determined 

Health [Visual body Condition Index] : 10/10
Life Stage : Adult
Abundance : [Normal] - [✓Rare] - [Abundant]



Scientific classification :

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Tribe: Paramantini
Genus: Sphodromantis
Species: S. viridis
Binomial name : (Sphodromantis viridis)

(Forsskål, 1775)


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Views :

[✓] Frontal view
[✓ Dorsal view
[X] Ventral view
[✓] Lateral view
[X] Posterior view




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