Gonatista grisea, common name grizzled mantis, Florida bark mantis or lichen mimic mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to the southern United States, primarily Florida. They commonly perch on trees facing down to wait for prey, and will eat any insect they can overpower.[1]

Grizzled mantis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Epaphroditidae
Genus: Gonatista
Species:
G. grisea
Binomial name
Gonatista grisea
Fabricius, 1793

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  1. ^ "Florida Preying Mantids Insecta - Mantodea" (PDF). 2003.