Acromantis japonica Westwood, 1889 is a animal in the Hymenopodidae family, order Mantodea, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acromantis japonica Westwood, 1889

Acromantis japonica Westwood, 1889

Acromantis japonica, the Japanese boxer mantis, is a Hymenopodidae praying mantis found in East Asia, described in 1889 with no listed subspecies.

Family
Genus
Acromantis
Order
Mantodea
Class
Insecta

About Acromantis japonica Westwood, 1889

Acromantis japonica, commonly called the Japanese boxer mantis, is a species of praying mantis. This species is distributed across Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China. It was first described by John Obadiah Westwood in 1889, and its scientific name is Acromantis japonica Westwood, 1889. It is classified in the family Hymenopodidae and the subfamily Acromantinae. No subspecies of this species are currently listed.

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Taxonomy

Animalia โ€บ Arthropoda โ€บ Insecta โ€บ Mantodea โ€บ Hymenopodidae โ€บ Acromantis

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