Bistanta is a previously monotypic genus of praying mantises in the family Thespidae that is native to Mexico and the Southwestern United States. It is represented by five species:
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Slim Mexican Mantis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Bistanta campestris
- Bistanta herema
- Musonia surinama
- Musonia remota
- Thespis parva
- Parathespis humbertiana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Mantodea
- Family
- Thespidae
- Genus
- Bistanta
- Species
- Bistanta mexicana
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