Hierodula majuscula Tindale, 1923 is a animal in the Mantidae family, order Mantodea, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hierodula majuscula Tindale, 1923

Hierodula majuscula Tindale, 1923

Hierodula majuscula Tindale, 1923 is one of the world's largest mantis species, 7โ€“11 cm long, with a Latin epithet meaning large.

Family
Genus
Hierodula
Order
Mantodea
Class
Insecta

About Hierodula majuscula Tindale, 1923

This species, scientifically named Hierodula majuscula Tindale, 1923, measures 7โ€“11 cm (2.8โ€“4.3 in) in total length from eye to wing. It is classified as one of the largest mantis species in the world. Its specific epithet, "majuscula", translates to large in Latin.

Photo: (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Damon Tighe ยท cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia โ€บ Arthropoda โ€บ Insecta โ€บ Mantodea โ€บ Mantidae โ€บ Hierodula

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy ยท Disclaimer

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