---
title: "Transcaucasian Giant Mantis"
description: "Hierodula transcaucasica — Insetti e ragni. Transcaucasian Giant Mantis (Hierodula transcaucasica) is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/transcaucasian-giant-mantis
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Transcaucasian Giant Mantis

> Hierodula transcaucasica — Insetti e ragni. Transcaucasian Giant Mantis (Hierodula transcaucasica) is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae.

- Scientific name: *Hierodula transcaucasica*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 14152
- Wikidata: [Q5897506](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5897506)
- iNaturalist taxon: [633860](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/633860)

## Names

- en: Transcaucasian Giant Mantis
- fr: Mante transcaucasienne

## Countries with the most observations

IT (3342), GR (2122), RU (1814), UA (1542), RO (1091), BG (631), TR (506), HU (461), GE (412), FR (309), HR (279), RS (202)

## Summary

Transcaucasian Giant Mantis (Hierodula transcaucasica) is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae.

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

## Photo

![Transcaucasian Giant Mantis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/transcaucasian-giant-mantis/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ярослав Еремин · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/307275102

## Machine access

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