| Mantis octospilota | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Mantis |
| Species: | M. octospilota |
| Binomial name | |
| Mantis octospilota Westwood, 1889 | |
Mantis octospilota, common name eight-spotted mantis or blackbarred mantis, is a species of praying mantis found in Australia.[1] As its common name suggests, it is primarily identified by the eight black spots along the dorsal surface of its abdomen.
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