Ameles heldreichi is a species of praying mantis that lives in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Croatia, Greece, Israel, Libya, Palestine, Turkey, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Cyprus. Type locality is Putini (Croatia).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Heldreich's Dwarf 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
- Ameles decolor
- Ameles paradecolor
- Ameles picteti
- Litaneutria pacifica
- Bolivaria brachyptera
- Yersinia mexicana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Mantodea
- Family
- Amelidae
- Genus
- Ameles
- Species
- Ameles heldreichi
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