Grass-Like Mantid, American Grass Mantid, Thesprotia graminis, (Scudder, 1878) (Insecta: Mantodea: Thespidae)

Bethany McGregor, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, and Andrea Lucky

Release Date: 4/24/2019

Reviewed At: 6/11/2022

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1235-2019

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY-719, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2019. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

Bethany McGregor; Nathan Burkett-Cadena, and Andrea Lucky, assistant professors; Entomology and Nematology Department; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

McGregor, B., Burkett-Cadena, N., & Lucky, A. (2019). Grass-like mantid, American grass mantid, Thesprotia graminis, (Scudder, 1878) (Insecta: Mantodea: Thespidae). EDIS, 2019(2), 5. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1235-2019

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Nathan Burkett-Cadena

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University of Florida

associate professor, mosquito ecology and biology of disease hosts, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, FL

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Andrea Lucky

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