Mantis octospilota
| Mantis octospilota | |
|---|---|
| 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. As its common name suggests, it is primarily identified by the eight black spots along the dorsal surface of its abdomen.