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Coptopteryx gayi

Small-winged Gay´s Mantis


Coptopteryx gayi

(Blanchard, 1851)
Mantis de Alas Cortas de Gay
Louva-a-deus de Asas Curtas de Gay
Family: Coptopterygidae
Order: Mantodea
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Coptopteryx gayi has 7–8 pairs of elongated white markings on the dorsal part of the abdomen, which easily distinguish it from Coptopteryx argentina, which has two clear lines along the entire dorsal part of the abdomen. This characteristic is visible in females and nymphs.

Comentario de: Lucas Rubio




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Photography ID: 200087
  Egg
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/22/2017
Jorge Iriberri
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Photography ID: 199837
♀  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/22/2017
Jorge Iriberri



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
56773122/04/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de los Padres, Mar del PlataJorge Iriberri
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Small-winged Gay´s Mantis (Coptopteryx gayi) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 24/09/2026.