''Iris'' is a
genus of
praying mantis found in Africa, Asia, and Southern Europe with one species, ''
Iris oratoria
''Iris oratoria'', known by the common name Mediterranean mantis (or less frequently iris mantis), due to humans first studying it in lands around the Mediterranean Sea, is a species of praying mantis. Its range is expanding in the Middle East ...
'', being introduced to North America in the south-western United States.
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Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Iris'':Iris oratoria
''Iris oratoria'', known by the common name Mediterranean mantis (or less frequently iris mantis), due to humans first studying it in lands around the Mediterranean Sea, is a species of praying mantis. Its range is expanding in the Middle East ...
'' (Mediterranean mantis)
*''Iris orientalis
''Iris orientalis'' is a species in the genus ''Iris''; it is also in the subgenus '' Limniris'' and in the series '' Spuriae''. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant, from Turkey and Greece, with white flowers with a yellow mark or blotch. It wa ...
''
*'' Iris persa''
*'' Iris persiminima''
*'' Iris pitcheri''
*'' Iris polystictica''
*'' Iris senegalensis''
*'' Iris splendida''
*'' Iris strigosa''
See also
* List of mantis genera and species
References
Tarachodidae
Insects of Africa
Mantodea genera
Taxa named by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
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