---
title: "South African Mantis"
description: "Miomantis caffra — Insetti e ragni. Miomantis caffra (common name: springbok mantis) is a species of praying mantis native to Southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/south-african-mantis
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# South African Mantis

> Miomantis caffra — Insetti e ragni. Miomantis caffra (common name: springbok mantis) is a species of praying mantis native to Southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Miomantis caffra*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8314
- Wikidata: [Q6871434](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6871434)
- iNaturalist taxon: [207583](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/207583)

## Names

- en: South African Mantis

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (4325), ZA (1208), US (746), AU (304), NF (24), SH (9), SZ (7), PT (4), LS (3), ZW (3)

## Summary

Miomantis caffra (common name: springbok mantis) is a species of praying mantis native to Southern Africa. It was first detected in New Zealand in 1978, and was found more recently in Portugal and Los Angeles, USA. Females are facultatively parthenogenetic and unmated females can produce viable offspring.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miomantis_caffra

## Photo

![South African Mantis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/south-african-mantis/medium.jpg)

Photo: Blaire Shadforth · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/360546039

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/south-african-mantis?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).