Eight-spotted mantis or blackbarred mantis |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Mantidae |
Genus: | Mantis |
Species: | M. octospilota |
Binomial name | |
Mantis octospilota |
Mantis octospilota, common name eight-spotted mantis or blackbarred mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Australia. As their common name suggests, they are primarily identified by the eight black spots along the dorsal surface of their abdomen.