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Phyllocrania paradoxa, common name ghost mantis, is a small species of mantis from Africa remarkable for its leaf-like body. It is one of the three species in the genus Phyllocrania . It is known for its distinct and exclusive camouflaged appearance of a dry weathered leaf.
e. Northern Praying Mantis (Chinese: 螳螂拳; pinyin: tánglángquán; lit. 'praying mantis fist') is a style of Chinese martial arts, sometimes called Shandong Praying Mantis after its province of origin. According to common folk stories, it was created by Wang Lang (王朗) and was named after the praying mantis, an insect, the ...
Genus: Creobroter. Species: C. pictipennis. Binomial name. Creobroter pictipennis. Wood-Mason, 1878. 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.
Choeradodis is a genus of praying mantises with common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraces.
Hierodula membranacea. Hierodula membranacea[ 1] is a large praying mantis, sharing its common name giant Asian mantis with other large members of genus Hierodula: of which it is the type species. Its colours vary from green to yellow-green, or even brown to reddish-brown, similar to those of the giant Indian mantis and the giant Malaysian mantis.
Mantis mendica Fabricius, 1775[1] Blepharopsis mendica is a species of praying mantis found in North Africa, parts of the Mediterranean, Middle East and southern Asia, and on the Canary Islands, and the sole member of the genus Blepharopsis. Egyptian flower mantis, thistle mantis, and Arab mantis are among its common names. [2][3][4]
Choeradodis servillei Wood-Mason, 1880. Mantis rhombicollis (Latreille 1833) Choeradodis rhombicollis, or Peruvian shield mantis, [ 1] is a species of praying mantis native to North America, Central America, and South America. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and ...
Theopropus praecontatrix Saussure, 1898. Theopropus elegans, common name banded flower mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Southeast Asia. [1] [2] [3] Until their first moult, nymphs have red and black exoskeletons that aid them in ant mimicry. They are green and white starting at their second instar and adults are similar in size ...