Mantoida maya Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 is a animal in the Mantoididae family, order Mantodea, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Mantoida maya Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 (Mantoida maya Saussure & Zehntner, 1894)
🦋 Animalia

Mantoida maya Saussure & Zehntner, 1894

Mantoida maya Saussure & Zehntner, 1894

Mantoida maya, the little Yucatán mantis, is a praying mantis species found in Mexico and Florida, U.S.A.

Family
Genus
Mantoida
Order
Mantodea
Class
Insecta

About Mantoida maya Saussure & Zehntner, 1894

The scientific name of this species is Mantoida maya, first described by Saussure & Zehntner in 1894. Mantoida maya, commonly known as the little Yucatán mantis, is a species of praying mantis. It is found in Mexico and the U.S. state of Florida.

Photo: (c) Cheryl Harleston López Espino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Cheryl Harleston López Espino · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Mantodea Mantoididae Mantoida

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

Identify Mantoida maya Saussure & Zehntner, 1894 instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store