Arizona mantis is a
common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often con ...
applied to various species of
praying mantis
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate ...
native to
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
, particularly:
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Pseudovates arizonae'', the Arizona unicorn mantis
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Stagmomantis gracilipes
''Stagmomantis gracilipes'', common name Arizona tan mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae. They are native to the south-western United States, Mexico and Central America.Stagmomantis limbata
''Stagmomantis limbata'', common name bordered mantis, bosque mantis, Arizona mantis, or New Mexico praying mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to North America, most prevalent in the south-western United States. This beneficial insect ...
'', the Arizona mantis or bordered mantis
See also
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List of mantis genera and species
The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here.
The insect Order (biology), order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 ...
References
Mantodea by location
Mantodea of North America
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