Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides
| Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Amorphoscelidae |
| Genus: | Maculatoscelis |
| Species: | M. ascalaphoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides Bolivar, 1908
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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.[1] They're known as owlfly and they're usually mistaken as dragonflies because of their slender bodies and long membranous wings. [2]
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