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Arab mantis

Blepharopsis mendica (Fabricius, 1775)

Status not recordedinsects

The arab mantis (Blepharopsis mendica) is a species in the family Empusidae, order Mantodea.

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Quick facts about the arab mantis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the arab mantis live?

Not recorded

Is the arab mantis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the arab mantis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderMantodea
  5. familyEmpusidae
  6. genusBlepharopsis
  7. SpeciesBlepharopsis mendica (Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms Gongylus mendicus, Mantis marmorata, Mantis mendica

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Devil's flower mantisEnglish
  • Egyptian flower mantisEnglish
  • Striped mantisEnglish
  • Thistle mantisEnglish
  • DuiwelsblomhotnotsgotAfrikaans
  • سرعوف عربيArabic
  • kudlanka arabskáCzech
  • Tidsel knælerDanish
  • Kleine TeufelsblumeGerman
  • Mantis Egipcia de las FloresSpanish
  • Mante mandianteFrench
  • גמל שלמה משובץHebrew
  • Mantide del fiore del diavoloItalian
  • Žaliamargis šalmuotisLithuanian
  • Modliszka upiornaPolish
  • سرعوف الزهور المصريArabic
  • סוסת שד משובצתHebrew

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the arab mantis

Other species in the same family Empusidae.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the arab mantis?

The arab mantis (Blepharopsis mendica) belongs to the family Empusidae in the order Mantodea.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Arab mantis (Blepharopsis mendica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/arab-mantis

MLA

“Arab mantis (Blepharopsis mendica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/arab-mantis.

BibTeX
@misc{arab_mantis_2026,
  title = {Arab mantis (Blepharopsis mendica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arab-mantis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}