Chlidonoptera vexillum

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Chlidonoptera vexillum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Hymenopodidae
Genus: Chlidonoptera
Species:
C. vexillum
Binomial name
Chlidonoptera vexillum
Karsch, 1892
Synonyms
  • Chlidonoptera lunataSaussure, 1898

Chlidonoptera vexillum is a species of praying mantis in the family Hymenopodidae. [1]

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References

  1. Chlidonoptera. The Tree of Life Web Project. 2005.