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Iris Mantises
Iris
Iris is a genus of praying mantis found in Africa, Asia, and Southern Europe with one species, Iris oratoria, being introduced to North America in the Southwestern United States.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Mediterranean Mantis
speciesIris oratoria
Dot-Winged Mantis
speciesIris polystictica
Iris deserti
speciesIris deserti
Iris nana
speciesIris nana
Iris persa
speciesIris persa
Iris senegalensis
speciesIris senegalensis
Iris caeca
speciesIris caeca
Iris narzykulovi
speciesIris narzykulovi
Iris persiminima
speciesIris persiminima
Iris aydingkolica
speciesIris aydingkolica
Iris strigosa
speciesIris strigosa
Iris pitcheri
speciesIris pitcheri
Iris splendida
speciesIris splendida
Iris insolita
speciesIris insolita
Iris orientalis
speciesIris orientalis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Crüger, Peter: Doctrina Astronomie sphaerica
Crüger, Peter · 1635 · p.3
Ukiyo-e Paintings
American Art Association · 1926 · p.155
The Art and Science of the True Proportion of Attic Letters
Tory, Geoffroy · 1549 · p.80
Antwerp Origins
Johannes Goropius Becanus · 1580 · p.967
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 23)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.69
Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)
Maria Sibylla Merian · 1717 · p.345
Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)
Maria Sibylla Merian · 1717 · p.113
Living Images of Plants
Otto Brunfels · 1532 · p.390
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.569
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.219
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.220
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.94
In the stacks
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Every page naming Iris in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 67695.