Hierodula_patellifera
Hierodula patellifera
Species of praying mantis
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.
| Giant Asian mantis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Genus: | Hierodula |
| Species: | H. patellifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Hierodula patellifera Serville, 1839 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.
They are found in Malaysia, Hawaii, India, Nepal,[3] San Paolo Solbrito, Italy Java, Korean Peninsula, Philippines, New Guinea, Southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, West Sumba,[4] Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa.[5][6][7]
H. patellifera lives in trees and in grasslands at the edges of forests.[8]
- 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
- Hierodula patellifera found in Seoul, South Korea.
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