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Mantis octospilota

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Mantis octospilota
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Mantis
Species:
M. octospilota
Binomial name
Mantis octospilota
Westwood, 1889

Mantis octospilota, common name eight-spotted mantis or blackbarred mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Australia.[1] As its common name suggests, it is primarily identified by the eight black spots along the dorsal surface of its abdomen.

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