Phyllocrania

Phyllocrania is a genus of mantis in the family Hymenopodidae, containing three species, Phyllocrania illudens, Phyllocrania insignis, Phyllocrania paradoxa.

Phyllocrania
Two adult female Ghost Mantises with a 50 cent euro coin (diameter 24.25 mm) for size comparison
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Hymenopodidae
Tribe: Phyllocranini
Genus: Phyllocrania
Burmeister, 1838
Species
  • Phyllocrania illudens (Saussure & Zehntner, 1895)
  • Phyllocrania insignis (Westwood, 1843)
  • Phyllocrania paradoxa (Burmeister, 1838)

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