Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Mantodea (Mantids) ➔ Family Eremiaphilidae

Iris oratoria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mittelmeer-Gottesanbeterin Mediterranean Mantis

Synonyms and other combinations:

Iris minima (Charpentier, 1825) | Iris dentata Goeze, 1778 | Iris bella Germar, 1817 |

  • Iris oratoria, female  5000
    Iris oratoria (Linnaeus, 1758)  Mittelmeer-Gottesanbeterin  Mediterranean Mantis 
    Iris oratoria, female
    GR, Korfu, Dassia; 2011-09-06 10:12:11
    Image number: 5000
    female
    GR, Korfu, Dassia
    2011-09-06 10:12:11

  • Iris oratoria, female  5001
    Iris oratoria (Linnaeus, 1758)  Mittelmeer-Gottesanbeterin  Mediterranean Mantis 
    Iris oratoria, female
    GR, Korfu, Dassia; 2011-09-06 10:12:38
    Image number: 5001
    female
    GR, Korfu, Dassia
    2011-09-06 10:12:38

  • Iris oratoria, female  5002
    Iris oratoria (Linnaeus, 1758)  Mittelmeer-Gottesanbeterin  Mediterranean Mantis 
    Iris oratoria, female, conf. Jenny
    GR, Korfu, Dassia; 2011-09-06 10:20:30
    Image number: 5002
    female
    GR, Korfu, Dassia
    2011-09-06 10:20:30
    conf. Jenny
  • Iris oratoria, female  5003
    Iris oratoria (Linnaeus, 1758)  Mittelmeer-Gottesanbeterin  Mediterranean Mantis 
    Iris oratoria, female
    GR, Korfu, Dassia; 2011-09-06 10:18:32
    Image number: 5003
    female
    GR, Korfu, Dassia
    2011-09-06 10:18:32


Classification:
Iris oratoria belongs to the subfamily Iridinae, tribe Iridini.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Otte, D., Spearman, L., & Stiewe, M. B. D. (2021). Mantodea Species File. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, D. Remsen, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, M. Keping, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, R. Adlard, E. Adriaenssens, C. Aedo, E. Aescht, N. Akkari, M. A. Alonso-Zarazaga, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (Aug 2021). https://doi.org/10.48580/d4tm-39n
  2. Schwarz CJ, Roy R (2019) The systematics of Mantodea revisited: an updated classification incorporating multiple data sources (Insecta: Dictyoptera) Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) International Journal of Entomology 55 (2): 101-196.