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Female Acontista mantis

Family Acontistidae, Acontista sp.

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4 Comments

Projeto Mantis
Projeto Mantis 5 years ago

It is Acontista indeed, family Acontistidae. An adult female, beautiful colors!

Mr. Goldfish
Mr. Goldfish 10 years ago

I think it is Acanthopidae and maybe Acontista.

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

Yes Leuba, it is a beautiful mantis.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

Fantastic asergio ! - what amazing colours - I love his/her wings...

Sergio Monteiro
Spotted by
Sergio Monteiro

Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Spotted on Dec 27, 2011
Submitted on Dec 28, 2011

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