Hierodula patellifera
| Giant Asian mantis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Hierodula |
| Species: | H. patellifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Hierodula patellifera Serville, 1839 | |
Hierodula patellifera, common name giant Asian mantis, Asian mantis or Indochina mantis,[1] is a species of praying mantis belonging to genus Hierodula.
Description
Male: 45~65 mm long, females: 65~75 mm long.[2] Can be green or brown in color.
Range
They are found in Malaysia, Hawaii, India,[3] Java, Korean Peninsula, Philippines, New Guinea, Southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, West Sumba,[4] Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa,[5] Taiwan.[6][7]
Habitat
H. patellifera lives in trees and in grasslands at the edges of forests.[8]
Additional images
Underside of adult female Hierodula patellifera Osaka-ful, Japan
Ootheca of Hierodula patellifera
Hierodula patellifera laying ootheca
Hierodula patellifera preying on Cicada.webm.jpg)
Hierodula patellifera filmed in Tokyo, Japan
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.mantispets.com/mantids-for-sale.html
- ↑ http://www.jasa.pe.kr/pulmuchi/sciname.htm
- ↑ http://zsi.gov.in/checklist/mantodea.pdf
- ↑ Mantis (Hierodula patellifera) Family Mantidae.
- ↑ http://www.insects.jp/kon-kamaharabiro.htm
- ↑ http://www.jasa.pe.kr/pulmuchi/sciname.htm
- ↑ http://mantodea.myspecies.info/check-list-mantids-taiwan
- ↑ http://www.insects.jp/kon-kamaharabiro.htm
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