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[[File:Blepharopsis mendica2.jpg|right|333px|thumb|Adult male ''[[Blepharopsis mendica]]'', the [[Blepharopsis mendica|Devil's Flower Mantis]]]] |
[[File:Blepharopsis mendica2.jpg|right|333px|thumb|Adult male ''[[Blepharopsis mendica]]'', the [[Blepharopsis mendica|Devil's Flower Mantis]]]] |
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'''Flower Mantis''' is a [[common name]] given to various [[species]] of [[praying mantis]] that [[mimicry|mimic]] [[flower]]s and most are in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Hymenopodidae]].<br> |
'''Flower Mantis''' is a [[common name]] given to various [[species]] of [[praying mantis]] that [[mimicry|mimic]] [[flower]]s and most are in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Hymenopodidae]].<br> |
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*''[[Acromantis formosana]]'' (Taiwan Flower Mantis<ref>[http://bugsincyberspace.com/mantis.html] Praying Mantises, AKA Mantids (Order Dictyoptera)</ref>) |
*''[[Acromantis formosana]]'' (Taiwan Flower Mantis<ref>[http://bugsincyberspace.com/mantis.html] Praying Mantises, AKA Mantids (Order Dictyoptera)</ref>) |
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*''[[Blepharopsis mendica]]'' (Devil's Flower Mantis, Thistle Mantis, Egyptian Flower Mantis, Arab Mantis<ref name="wildsideholidays.com">[http://www.wildsideholidays.com/natural/insects-and-creepy-crawlies/93-mantis-and-stick-insects/295-mantis-in-iberia] Mantis in Iberia</ref>, Egyptian Flower Mantis <ref>[http://www.mantisplace.com/mantisforsale.html] Mantis Place</ref>) |
*''[[Blepharopsis mendica]]'' (Devil's Flower Mantis, Thistle Mantis, Egyptian Flower Mantis, Arab Mantis<ref name="wildsideholidays.com">[http://www.wildsideholidays.com/natural/insects-and-creepy-crawlies/93-mantis-and-stick-insects/295-mantis-in-iberia] Mantis in Iberia</ref>, Egyptian Flower Mantis <ref>[http://www.mantisplace.com/mantisforsale.html] Mantis Place</ref>) |
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Revision as of 21:14, 14 September 2012
Flower Mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic flowers and most are in the family Hymenopodidae.
- Acromantis formosana (Taiwan Flower Mantis[1])
- Blepharopsis mendica (Devil's Flower Mantis, Thistle Mantis, Egyptian Flower Mantis, Arab Mantis[2], Egyptian Flower Mantis [3])
- Chloroharpax modesta (Nigerian Flower Mantis [4] )
- Creobroter species
- Hymenopus coronatus (Orchid Mantis, Malaysian Orchid Mantis)
- Idolomantis diabolica (Giant Devil's Flower Mantis, Devil's Flower Mantis [5])
- Pseudoharpax virescens (Gambian Spotted-eye Flower Mantis [6])
- Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii (Spiny Flower Mantis, #9 Mantis[7])
- Pseudocreobotra ocellata (Spiny Flower Mantis[8])
- Theopropus elegans (Banded Flower Mantis, Asian Boxer Mantis[2][9])
See also
References
- ^ [1] Praying Mantises, AKA Mantids (Order Dictyoptera)
- ^ a b [2] Mantis in Iberia
- ^ [3] Mantis Place
- ^ [4] Praying Mantises, AKA Mantids (Order Dictyoptera
- ^ [5] Idolomantis diabolica (Devils Flower Mantis)
- ^ [6] Pseudoharpax Virescens
- ^ https://www.mantisplace.com/shop/page/6?sessid=SNUDOAvFUfFTuVLLBghBysajx0likZ88jpeDcpbRQjRqOpJ1pwte3l6OMHsTCpTj&shop_param=
- ^ http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/spiny-flower-mantis.html
- ^ [7] Insects: Theopropus elegans
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