Iris polystictica

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

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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]

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Description

About 28-49mm in length. [4]

Subspecies

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