States with an open record: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Telangana.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 2B Himalaya: West, 2C Himalaya: Central, 3A Desert: Thar, 3B Desert: Kutchchh, 4A Semi-Arid: Punjab Plains, 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 5B Western Ghats: Mountains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6C Deccan Peninsula: Eastern Highlands, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 6E Deccan Peninsula: Deccan South, 7B Gangetic Plain: Lower, 8A Coasts: West Coast, 8B Coasts: East Coast, 9A North-East: Bramhaputra Valley, 9B North-East: North-East Hills.
Family: Mantidae; order: Mantodea.

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yellidespecies of India

Mantis religiosa

European Mantis

European Mantis (Mantis religiosa), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2016). Open records in 28 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Insects: other.

Other insects of Jammu and Kashmir · Other insects of Himachal Pradesh · Other insects of Punjab · Other insects of Uttarakhand · Other insects of Haryana · Other insects of Delhi · Other insects of Rajasthan · Other insects of Uttar Pradesh · Other insects of Bihar · Other insects of Sikkim · Other insects of Arunachal Pradesh · Other insects of Tripura · Other insects of Meghalaya · Other insects of Assam · Other insects of West Bengal · Other insects of Jharkhand · Other insects of Odisha · Other insects of Chhattisgarh · Other insects of Madhya Pradesh · Other insects of Gujarat · Other insects of Maharashtra · Other insects of Andhra Pradesh · Other insects of Karnataka · Other insects of Goa · Other insects of Kerala · Other insects of Tamil Nadu · Other insects of Puducherry · Other insects of Telangana

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