Mantid

Verpine

Han: "We sure picked the wrong disguises for this job. I don't see anything that isn't a bug anywhere."

C-3PO: "That's odd, Captain Solo. I don't see any bugs at all. The Verpine are a species of mantid, the Fefze are more closely related to beetles, and the Huk are much closer to vespids than—"

Leia: "I don't think Han actually meant bugs, Threepio. He was using the term pejoratively."

―C-3PO, Han Solo, and Leia Organa Solo encounter Yam'rii during the Swarm War

Mantids or mantises were a subgroup of insects. The Verpine were considered a mantid species.

Appearances

• Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (Appears in hologram)
• The Empire Strikes Back video game
• "Combat Moon" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 9 (Mentioned only)
• The Mandalorian Armor (Mentioned only)
• Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight (Mentioned only)
• Dark Nest III: The Swarm War

Sources

• Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
• Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide