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Two adult female ghost mantises with a 50 cent euro coin (diameter 24.25 mm) for size comparison. Compared to many other praying mantises, the ghost mantis is a "miniature species" [3] growing to only about 45 to 50 millimetres (1.8 to 2.0 in) long. [2] It comes in various brownish shades from very dark brown (almost black) to greenish gray.
Oxyopsis gracilis, common name South American green mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to South America. It is a medium sized mantis with adult females reaching 3” in length and adult males growing to about 1.5” in length. Individuals of these species are usually bright green. [1] [2] [3]
Creobroter pictipennis, with the common name Indian flower mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Asia. Males grow to about 1.5 in long (3.8 cm) and females are slightly larger. [ 1 ]
The first instars have very slim pronotums, almost like a normal mantis, but as they molt through life the hood will expand further from a hexagonal shape into a rhombus/pentagonal shape depending on the gender of the mantis. After the wet season, sometime after September, the mantises will find mates, copulate, and lay eggs a few days after.
Miomantis caffra (common name: springbok mantis) is a species of praying mantis native to southern Africa. It appeared in New Zealand in 1978, and was found more recently in Portugal [ 1 ] and Los Angeles , USA, [ 2 ] likely spread through the exotic pet trade.
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Gongylus gongylodes, also known as the wandering violin mantis, ornate mantis, or Indian rose mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae. Characterized by extremely slender limbs with large appendages, it is not a particularly aggressive species [ citation needed ] and often kept as a pet .
Choeradodis stalii is a species of praying mantis with common names that include tropical shield mantis, hooded mantis, and leaf mantis. [1] [2] It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, and Peru. [3] As described by one insect-breeding hobbyist, this species: ...is one of the most impressive of all mimic species.