Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides

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]

Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Amorphoscelidae
Genus: Maculatoscelis
Species:
M. ascalaphoides
Binomial name
Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides
Bolivar, 1908

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  1. ^ [1] Texas A&M University
  2. ^ Encyclopaedia Britanica. "Owlfy". Britanica. Retrieved 4 March 2024.