Heterochaeta_orientalis

<i>Heterochaeta orientalis</i>

Heterochaeta orientalis

Species of mantis

Heterochaeta orientalis is a species of mantis from the family Toxoderidae native to Africa.[1] It is known by various common names including cat-eye mantis or giant african stick mantis.[citation needed]

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Description

It is a stick mimicking species, with a thin and elongated thorax and abdomen.[citation needed]

Distribution

iNaturalist observations of H. orientalis have been made across Africa, such as in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, South Africa, Nigeria or Senegal. [2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Heterochaeta orientalis Gerstaecker, 1883". www.gbif.org.
  2. [2]
    "Heterochaeta orientalis". www.inaturalist.org.


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