American grass mantis
(Thesprotia graminis (Scudder 1878))


Invasive Listing Sources


No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.

Taxonomic Rank


Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Subfamily: Oligonicinae
Tribe: Pogonogasterini
Genus: Thesprotia
Subject: Thesprotia graminis (Scudder 1878)

Synonyms and Other Names


Other Common Names:
grass-like mantid