Green-eyed Hooktail vs Filigreed Stick Mantis

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Green-eyed Hooktail Filigreed Stick Mantis
Scientific Name Paragomphus genei Toxodera fimbriata
Order Odonata Mantodea
Family Gomphidae Toxoderidae
Size 40-48 mm 75-100 mm
Habitat Rivers & Streams Forests
Diet Omnivores Omnivores
Regions Africa Indonesia, Malaysia
Conservation Least Concern Data Deficient

Green-eyed Hooktail

An African clubtail with bright green eyes and hooked male appendages. It is found along rivers and streams throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

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Did You Know?

Its bright green eyes are unusually vivid among gomphids, which typically have duller eye colors.

Filigreed Stick Mantis

A stick mantis from Southeast Asia with fringed edges along its thorax and legs. The fringes break up its body outline among dead twigs and branches.

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Did You Know?

Its fringed body margins are more elaborate than any other species in the genus.