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 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
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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
- ^ http://www.mantispets.com/mantids-for-sale.html
- ^ http://www.jasa.pe.kr/pulmuchi/sciname.htm
- ^ http://zsi.gov.in/checklist/mantodea.pdf
- ^ [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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