-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Mantises (Order Mantodea)

-Suborder Eumantodea

-Infraorder Schizomantodea

-Superfamily Acanthopoidea

-Family Liturgusidae

-Tribe Liturgusini

-Lichen Mantises (Genus Liturgusa)

-Mayan Lichen Mantis (Liturgusa maya)

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.