Paradox Cinquefoil

(Potentilla supina paradoxa)

Description

Phyllocrania paradoxa, common name ghost mantis, is a small species of mantis from Africa remarkable for its leaf-like body. It is one of the three species in the genus Phyllocrania.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Rosales

Family:Rosaceae

Genus:Potentilla

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