Summary ²

Acanthops falcataria, common name South American dead leaf mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the subfamily Acanthopinae of the family Acanthopidae and not to be confused with Acanthops falcata, a different species in the same genus that is often referred to with the same common name.

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