Hierodula patellifera
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| Species: | H. patellifera
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| Hierodula patellifera Serville, 1839
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Hierodula patellifera, common name giant Asian mantis, Asian mantis, Indochina mantis or Harabiro Mantis,[1] is a species of praying mantis belonging to genus Hierodula.
Description
Males are about 45-65 mm long and females around 65-75 mm long.[2] Individuals can vary from green to brown in color. Although this species is fairly large for mantises in general, it is among the smallest members of the genus Hierodula, of which many species can reach 110-150 mm.
Range
They are found in Malaysia, Hawaii, India, Nepal,[3] Java, Korean Peninsula, Philippines, New Guinea, Southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, West Sumba,[4] Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa,[5][6][7]
Habitat
H. patellifera lives in trees and in grasslands at the edges of forests.[8]
Additional images
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Underside of adult female Hierodula patellifera Osaka-ful, Japan -
Ootheca of Hierodula patellifera -
Hierodula patellifera laying ootheca -
Hierodula patellifera preying on Cicada -
Hierodula patellifera filmed in Tokyo, Japan
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.jasa.pe.kr/pulmuchi/sciname.htm
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ [1] 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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