Carolina Praying Mantis (Stagmomantis Carolina) Stock Photo

The Carolina Praying Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) on Leaf. The Carolina mantis is a praying mantis native to the Southern United (photo taken in Cherry Hill, NJ USA) . It grows to approximately 2.5 in (64 mm) in length. The Carolina mantis has a dusty brown, gray, or green color useful as camouflage in certain environments. Carolina mantis oothecae can be purchased in garden supply centers as a means of biological control of pest insects. It is the state insect of South Carolina. Mantodea or mantises is an order of insects which contains approximately 2,200 species in 9 families worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. About 20 species are native to the United States, including the common Carolina mantis. Scientific classification Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Subclass: Pterygota Infraclass: Neoptera Superorder: Dictyoptera Order: Mantodea Family: Mantidae Genus: Stagmomantis Species: carolina