black-calabash vs Mediterranean Mantis

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Iris oratoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Mediterranean Mantis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Iris
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Iris oratoria

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean Mantis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Mediterranean Mantis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Mediterranean Mantis

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.