Global InformationOrthodera novaezealandiae information
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Orthodera |
| Species: | O. novaezealandiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthodera novaezealandiae (Colenso, 1882)
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Orthodera novaezealandiae, (Māori: whe)[1] known as the New Zealand mantis or the New Zealand praying mantis, is a species of praying mantis which is, as both the scientific name and common names suggest, indigenous and endemic to New Zealand.[2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ Parkinson B. J. & Horne D. (2007). A photographic guide to insects of New Zealand. New Holland. p. 29.
- ^ [1] University of Auckland
- ^ Ramsay, G. W. 1990. Mantodea (Insecta) with a review of aspects of functional morphology and biology. Fauna of New Zealand 19, 96 pages. ISBN 0-477-02581-1. Published 13 June 1990.
- ^ [2] Purkayastha, M. 1999, Orthodera novaezealandiae, University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web. Accessed July 27, 2008
- ^ [3] Tree of Life
- ^ [4] New Zealand Praying Mantis (exotic-pets.co.uk)