Iris polystictica

Iris polystictica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Tarachodidae
Subfamily: Tarachodinae
Genus: Iris
Species: I. polystictica
Binomial name
Iris polystictica
(Fischer-Walheim, 1846)[1]
Subspecies

See Text

Synonyms
  • Mantis polystictica (Fischer-Walheim, 1846)
  • Iris tiflisina (Giglio-Tos, 1915)

Iris polystictica is a species of praying mantis found in Central Asia, Caucasus, southeastern Ukraine,[2] southern Siberia, China, and Mongolia.[3] It is the only species of the mantis genus Iris that is found in Russia.[4]

Description

About 28-49mm in length.[4]

Subspecies

See also

Picture showing deimatic behavior of adult males of Iris polystictica.

References

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