Liturgusa maya

• Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

• Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

• Insects (Class Insecta)

• Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

• Mantises (Order Mantodea)

• Suborder Eumantodea

• Infraorder Schizomantodea

The Mayan Lichen Mantis (Liturgusa maya) is a slender, cryptic praying mantis species native to the forests of Central America. Its mottled green, gray, and brown coloration mimics lichen-covered bark, providing excellent camouflage. This mantis is highly agile and primarily nocturnal, hunting small insects along tree trunks and branches.