We have recently completed uploading all ten species of Praying Mantises from Barrow Island in Western Australia, five species in the Mantidae (including one undescbed species in the genus Orthodera) and five species in the Nanomantidae (including two likely undescribed species in the genera Bolbe and Cliomantis respectively). For good measure, we also added some mainland species although some images are still missing. Praying mantids are a fascinating group of animals and we will try to further document these enigmatic insects on the Fauna Portal as soon as material becomes available. Genitalic images of males of some species are still missing and will be added soon.
All Praying Mantises of Barrow Island online!
Ten species of Praying Mantises occur on Barrow Island and have been uploaded to the Fauna Portal in March 2026.
