Bolivaria brachyptera, also known as Bolivar's short winged mantis, is a species of mantis from the family Rivetinidae native to Central and Western Asia, as well as Crimea and Greece.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Bolivaria brachyptera 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
- Rivetina balcanica
- Rivetina baetica
- Rivetina byblica
- Yersiniops newboldi
- Ameles decolor
- Ameles heldreichi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Mantodea
- Family
- Rivetinidae
- Genus
- Bolivaria
- Species
- Bolivaria brachyptera
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