| Empusa pennicornis | |
|---|---|
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| Empusa pennicornis, Azerbaijan | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Empusidae |
| Genus: | Empusa |
| Species: | E. pennicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Empusa pennicornis Pallas, 1773 | |
Empusa pennicornis is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae. [1]
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