laymens name

[hibiscusmile]

what is the common lay name of this species: empusa pennat .

 

[JC]

I did a search and could only find EMPUSID MANTIS Empusa pennata but give it a while longer and you might get a specific common name of someone.

JC

 

[Rob Byatt]

There isn't one I'm afraid, but what wrong with it's proper name :wink:

 

[hibiscusmile]

Nothing, I just cannot see what it looks like, whenever I type in the name I come up with website (sorry to say) with languages I do not speak, so I do not know what I am looking at! thats all I just wanted to see pic of this mantis.

 

[Rob Byatt]

Here you go. I found an adult male in Almeria a few years back, it was approx. 80mm in length.

 

[Ian]

Here is a little bit of info on this species, with some nice photos:

http://www.reptilis.org/Empusa%20pennata.htm

Martin French had some of these for sale a while back.

 

[hibiscusmile]

Thanks so much both of you for finding them, I really like them, there's something about their look that reminds me of the ancient praymid statues of mummies in egypt!

 

[AFK]

absolutely stunning looking mantises!