Harpagomantis is a genus of praying mantises in the family Galinthiadidae found in Africa. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Harpagomantis tricolor.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of African False Flower 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
- Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi
- Callibia diana
- Creobroter pictipennis
- Blepharopsis mendica
- Creobroter gemmatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Mantodea
- Family
- Galinthiadidae
- Genus
- Harpagomantis
- Species
- Harpagomantis tricolor
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