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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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Latest feeding records

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GroupSpeciesDateUser
InsectsChicharra Verde (Dorisiana drewseni)30/12/2020Emmanuel Dalla Fontana
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GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsPirincho (Guira guira)26/01/2025Gustavo Fernando Durán



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Count: 57

Foto
Photography ID: 687967
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
01/25/2008
Marcos Garberoglio
Foto
Photography ID: 673086
♂  Adult
Adolfo Alsina
Río Negro
Argentina
02/15/2026
Miguel Angel Barberis
Foto
Photography ID: 655857
  Adult
Coronel Suárez
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/22/2025
Facundo Moyano Peña
Foto
Photography ID: 624576
♀  Adult
Las Calles
Córdoba
Argentina
02/06/2025
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 624575
♀  Adult
Las Calles
Córdoba
Argentina
02/06/2025
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 624007
♂  Adult
Las Calles
Córdoba
Argentina
01/28/2025
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 622155
  Adult
Ramón Biaus
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/02/2025
Fernando Miranda
Foto
Photography ID: 593047
♂  Adult
Plottier
Neuquén
Argentina
03/27/2024
Tiziano Luka Pesci Rubilar
Foto
Photography ID: 579796
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/08/2022
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 571827
♂  Adult
Ugarteche
Mendoza
Argentina
01/02/2024
Fernando Naifleisch
Foto
Photography ID: 565031
♀  Adult
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/12/2024
Néstor Trossero



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Species records

Count: 53



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243344415/02/2026ArgentinaRío NegroViedma, Adolfo AlsinaMiguel Angel Barberis
237186922/02/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCoronel SuárezFacundo Moyano Peña
225754906/02/2025ArgentinaCórdobaLas CallesEduardo Nadal
225754806/02/2025ArgentinaCórdobaLas CallesEduardo Nadal
224693502/02/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresRamón BiausFernando Miranda
225550328/01/2025ArgentinaCórdobaLas CallesEduardo Nadal
224149026/01/202509:25ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
219870127/03/2024ArgentinaNeuquénPlottierTiziano Luka Pesci Rubilar
194721712/01/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
194486509/01/2024ArgentinaSanta FeRosarioKevin Batiatto
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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.