Acromantis moultoni

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Acromantis moultoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Hymenopodidae
Genus: Acromantis
Species:
A. moultoni
Binomial name
Acromantis moultoni
Giglio-Tos, 1915
Synonyms
  • Acromantis westwoodiGiglio-Tos, 1915

Acromantis moultoni, common name Borneo acromantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Borneo. [1]

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