page_title: Pseudoharpax virescens
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Pseudoharpax virescens / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Head.
context_page_description: Pseudoharpax virescens, common name Gambian spotted-eye flower mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Western, Central and Eastern Africa.
  It takes its name from two eye spots on the dorsal side of the abdomen of adult females.
context_section_description: Pseudoharpax virescens mimic flowers.  They are mostly white with green wings and have pointy eyes. Pseudoharpax virescens are small for a mantis, around 3 centimeters in length as adults.  1st instar nymphs are almost 4 millimeters in length.   The color of Pseudoharpax virescens eyes change night to day.  At night their eyes are dark red, during the day their eyes are light green.  Oothecae can be 5 millimeters to 15 millimeters long.
caption: Daytime eyes
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