Creobroter pictipennis

Creobroter pictipennis, with the common name Indian flower mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Asia.

Creobroter pictipennis
Creobroter pictipennis (left animal only) at Zoologische Staatssammlung München
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Hymenopodidae
Genus: Creobroter
Species:
C. pictipennis
Binomial name
Creobroter pictipennis

Males grow to about 1.5 in long (3.8 cm) and females are slightly larger.

They prefer a humid environment and live about 9 months in captivity.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. Tree of Life
  2. Mantis Place Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine


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