Thesprotia graminis

Thesprotia graminis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Thespidae
Genus: Thesprotia
Species:
T. graminis
Binomial name
Thesprotia graminis
Scudder, 1877

Thesprotia graminis, the American grass mantis or grass-like mantis, is a species of mantis native to the Southern United States. T. graminis have been found in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. This species can reproduce parthenogenetically or through sexual reproduction. T. graminis are similar in appearance to Brunneria borealis and typically are light brown in color.

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