Chinese mantis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Chinese mantis lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tenodera sinensis
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Mantodea
Family	Mantidae

Where does the Chinese mantis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Chinese mantis in 5 countries and territories across Asia and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Chinese mantis?

The Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) is an insect in the order Mantodea and the family Mantidae, genus Tenodera. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Chinese mantis

The Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis), is a species of mantis native to temperate Asia and the nearby islands. In 1896, this species was accidentally introduced by a nursery tender at Mt. Airy, a neighborhood of Philadelphia, United States. T. sinensis often is erroneously referred to as Tenodera aridifolia sinensis because it was at first described as a subspecies of Tenodera aridifolia, but T. sinensis is now established as a full species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chinese mantis (revision 1374929425), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1149167 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).