Acromantis japonica, the Japanese boxer mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China. It was described by John Obadiah Westwood in 1889. Acromantis japonica belongs to the family Hymenopodidae and subfamily Acromantinae. No subspecies are listed.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Japanese Boxer 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
- Acromantis satsumensis
- Acromantis magna
- Ephestiasula rogenhoferi
- Raptrix perspicua
- Antemna rapax
- Phyllothelys werneri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Mantodea
- Family
- Hymenopodidae
- Genus
- Acromantis
- Species
- Acromantis japonica
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