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Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT

Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis)

MantodeaArchimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis)

Archimantis quinquelobata is a species of praying mantis (family Mantidae) found in the inland, arid region of Australia. It is commonly known as the Five-spined Stick Mantis.

Pictured is the male Archimantis quinquelobata.

Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT
Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT
Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT
Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT
Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT
Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT
Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT
Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT
Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT
Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT
Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT
Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT
Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT
Archimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis), Aileron Hill NT

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Mantodea
  • Family: Mantidae
  • Genus: Archimantis
  • Species: Archimantis quinquelobata

Footnote & References

  1. Many thanks for ID to Matthew Connors, member of Australian Orthopteroids, https://www.facebook.com/groups/australian.orthopteroids/

MantodeaArchimantis quinquelobata (Five-spined Stick Mantis)

OrthopteraAustralian Orthopteroid Index Garden Mantis Grasshoppers Blistered Pyrgomorph Coryphistes sp Giant Grasshopper (Valanga irregularis) Macrotona Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph (Greyacris profundesulcata) Katydids (family Tettigoniidae) Phaneropterinae Psedna nana (Variable Psedna Grasshopper) Toadhopper (Buforania crassa)

InsectsInsects Life Cycle… Bees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera Mantodea Moths Neuroptera Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub