A Green Mantisfly laying eggs in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/26/2014).

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A Green Mantisfly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/29/2014).

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A Green Mantisfly in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/17/2015).

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A Green Mantisfly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/24/2015).

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A Green Mantisfly in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/18/2014).

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Green Mantisfly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/29/2017). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 324783 - Psn: 20)

Green Mantisfly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/29/2017). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Green Mantisfly in Howard Co., Maryland (11/7/2015).

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A Green Mantisfly in Harford Co., Maryland (7/20/2019).

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Green Mantisfly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/3/2022). (c) A van den Beemt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 617539 - Psn: 35)

Green Mantisfly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/3/2022). (c) A van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Green Mantisfly preying on a midge in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/28/2017).

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Green Mantisfly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/21/2021). (c) Emily L. Stanley, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 417629 - Psn: 42)

Green Mantisfly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/21/2021). (c) Emily L. Stanley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Green Mantisfly in Harford Co., Maryland (8/16/2018).

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A Green Mantisfly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/7/2013).

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Green Mantisfly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/2/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 1093534 - Psn: 54)

Green Mantisfly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/2/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Green Mantisfly in Washington Co., Maryland (8/4/2020).

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Green Mantisfly in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/22/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 616005 - Psn: 55)

Green Mantisfly in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/22/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Green Mantisfly in Howard Co., Maryland (7/24/2015).

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A Green Mantisfly in Harford Co., Maryland (8/9/2015).

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Green Mantisfly in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/18/2005).

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A Green Mantisfly in Washington Co., Maryland (9/8/2020).

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Status

Widespread in the eastern U.S.

Description

Overall green coloration is diagnostic among our mantidflies.

Relationships

Larvae are parasitoids of spider eggs! Adults hunt small insects.

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A Green Mantisfly laying eggs in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/26/2014). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Green Mantisfly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/29/2014). Media by Bill Hubick.

A Green Mantisfly in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/17/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Green Mantisfly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/24/2015). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Green Mantisfly in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/18/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Green Mantisfly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/29/2017). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Judy Gallagher.

A Green Mantisfly in Howard Co., Maryland (11/7/2015). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Green Mantisfly in Harford Co., Maryland (7/20/2019). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Green Mantisfly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/3/2022). (c) A van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Adrienne van den Beemt.

A Green Mantisfly preying on a midge in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/28/2017). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

Green Mantisfly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/21/2021). (c) Emily L. Stanley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Green Mantisfly in Harford Co., Maryland (8/16/2018). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Green Mantisfly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/7/2013). Media by Andy Martin.

Green Mantisfly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/2/2024). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Benjamin Burgunder via iNaturalist.

A Green Mantisfly in Washington Co., Maryland (8/4/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Green Mantisfly in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/22/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Green Mantisfly in Howard Co., Maryland (7/24/2015). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A Green Mantisfly in Harford Co., Maryland (8/9/2015). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Green Mantisfly in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/18/2005). Media by Thomas Wilson.

A Green Mantisfly in Washington Co., Maryland (9/8/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Source: Wikipedia

Zeugomantispa minuta

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Neuroptera
Family:	Mantispidae
Genus:	Zeugomantispa
Species:	Z. minuta
Binomial name
*Zeugomantispa minuta* (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms^[1]
Mantispa femoralis Navás, 1914 Mantispa flavescens (Navás, 1914) Mantispa flavicornis (Navás, 1930) Mantispa flavomaculata Latreille, 1807 Mantispa pallescens Navás, 1914 Mantispa rubricata (Navás, 1924) Mantispa trichostigma (Navás, 1921) Mantispa viridata (Navás, 1924) Mantispa viridis Walker, 1853 Mantispa viridula (Houttuyn in Stoll, 1813)

Zeugomantispa minuta, the green mantisfly^[2], is a species of mantidfly in the family Mantispidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Description

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Like praying mantises, these insects use their forelegs to capture prey.^[5] These insects also have parasitoid larvae, which are deposited in spider egg sacs ^[6].

References

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^ ^a ^b "Zeugomantispa minuta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ Abbott, John; Abbott, Kendra (2023). Insects of North America. 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540: Princeton University Press. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780691232850.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ "Zeugomantispa minuta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "Zeugomantispa minuta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "Mantidflies (Mantis Flies)". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
^ Lu, Xiumei; Wang, Bo; Zhang, Weiwei; Ohl, Michael; Liu, Xingyue (2020). "Cretaceous diversity and disparity in a lacewing lineage of predators (Neuroptera: Mantispidae)". The Royal Society Publishing (287).

External links

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Media related to Zeugomantispa minuta at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers
Zeugomantispa minuta	Wikidata: Q2609361 Wikispecies: Zeugomantispa minuta BioLib: 1084515 BOLD: 246729 BugGuide: 40288 CoL: 5D43F EoL: 402840 GBIF: 2107471 iNaturalist: 194656 IRMNG: 10660082 ITIS: 666579 NCBI: 560956 Open Tree of Life: 451976

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Green Mantisfly

Zeugomantispa minuta (Fabricius, 1775)

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