Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides

Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Amorphoscelidae
Genus: Maculatoscelis
Species:
M. ascalaphoides
Binomial name
Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides
Bolivar, 1908

Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides is a species of praying mantis in the family Amorphoscelidae. It is found in central and western Africa (Angola, Ghana, Guinea, Cameroon, Tanzania, and the Congo River region. They're known as owlfly and they're usually mistaken as dragonflies because of their slender bodies and long membranous wings.

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References

  1. ↑ Texas A&M University
  2. ↑ Encyclopaedia Britanica. "Owlfy". Britanica. Retrieved 4 March 2024.