Orthodera ministralis

Orthodera ministralis, common name garden mantis or Australian green mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Australia.[1][2][3] The garden mantis inhabits the whole of Australia, and can often be found hidden in leafy scrub from ground to eye level. It feeds on small insects by ambushing them.[4][5]

Orthodera ministralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Mantodea
Family:
Mantidae
Genus:
Orthodera
Species:
O. ministralis
Binomial name
Orthodera ministralis
(Fabricius, 1775)

See also

References
  1. Oz Animals
  2. Brisbane Hoppers
  3. Australian Green Mantis (myrmecos.net)
  4. https://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Garden-Mantis/Orthodera/ministralis.html
  5. https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/insects/garden-mantid/
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