Hierodula tenuidentata is a species of praying mantis, sharing its common name giant Asian mantis with other large members of genus Hierodula in the family Mantidae.[2][3] It is native to India,[4] and has been introduced to Greece.[1]
Hierodula tenuidentata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Mantidae |
Subfamily: | Hierodulinae |
Tribe: | Hierodulini |
Genus: | Hierodula |
Species: | H. tenuidentata
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Binomial name | |
Hierodula tenuidentata Saussure, 1869
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Subspecies | |
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It has learned to opportunistically prey on fish.[5]
There are two valid subspecies belong to the species Hierodula tenuidentata