Phyllocrania paradoxa
| Phyllocrania paradoxa | |
|---|---|
| Male ghost mantis in one of the older nymph stages, probably sub-adult | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Hymenopodidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocrania |
| Species: | P. paradoxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocrania paradoxa (Burmeister, 1838) | |
Phyllocrania paradoxa, common name ghost mantis, is a small species of mantis from Africa remarkable for its leaf-like body. It is one of the three species in the genus Phyllocrania. It is known for its distinct and exclusive camouflaged appearance of a dry weathered leaf.