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Hierodula patellifera

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Giant Asian mantis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Hierodula
Species:
H. patellifera
Binomial name
Hierodula patellifera
Serville, 1839
Synonyms
  • Hierodula bipapilla Serville, 1839
  • Hierodula daqingshanensis Wang, 1993
  • Hierodula dispar Kirby, 1900
  • Hierodula manillana Giglio-Tos, 1912
  • Hierodula manillensis Saussure, 1870
  • Hierodula multispina Wang, 1993
  • Hierodula raptoria Stal, 1877
  • Hierodula xishaensis Wang, 1993
  • Hierodula yunnanensis Wang, 1993

Hierodula patellifera, commonly known as giant Asian mantis, Asian mantis, Indochina mantis and Harabiro Mantis,[1] is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae.

Description

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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

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They are found in Malaysia, Hawaii, India, Nepal,[3] Italy (San Paolo Solbrito), Indonesia (Java, West Sumba,[4]), Korean Peninsula, Philippines, New Guinea, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa).[5][6][7]

Habitat

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H. patellifera lives in trees and in grasslands at the edges of forests.[8]

Additional images

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mantids for Sale - Mantis Pets - Home of the Praying Mantis". Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  2. ^ "제목 없음".
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ [1] Mantis (Hierodula patellifera) Family Mantidae.
  5. ^ "ハラビロカマキリ".
  6. ^ "제목 없음".
  7. ^ "Check list of mantids from Taiwan | Mantis Study Group".
  8. ^ "ハラビロカマキリ".