Hierodula tenuidentata
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| Hierodula tenuidentata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Subfamily: | Hierodulinae |
| Tribe: | Hierodulini |
| Genus: | Hierodula |
| Species: | H. tenuidentata |
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| Hierodula tenuidentata Saussure, 1869 | |
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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] and elsewhere in southern Europe, including Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.[5]