Yersinia mexicana

Yersinia mexicana · Order: Mantodea · Family: Amelidae

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Yersinia mexicana
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Yersinia mexicana lives from Mexico down through Nicaragua. Its range is limited to that Central American corridor.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in habitats spanning Mexico to Nicaragua.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range runs from Mexico through Nicaragua.

Source: Wikipedia

Status: native in North America. Source: iNaturalist

Same family (Amelidae)

Grey MantisGrey MantisAmeles decolorAgile Ground MantisAgile Ground MantisLitaneutria minorSpined Dwarf MantisSpined Dwarf MantisAmeles fasciipennis

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yersinia_%28mantis%29

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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