Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Larva-like Ground 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
- Litaneutria pacifica
- Litaneutria chaparrali
- Litaneutria minor
- Litaneutria skinneri
- Rivetina baetica
- Litaneutria ocularis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Mantodea
- Family
- Rivetinidae
- Genus
- Geomantis
- Species
- Geomantis larvoides
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