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Hierodula membranacea is a large praying mantis, sharing its common name giant Asian mantis with other large members of genus Hierodula: of which it is the type species.Its colours vary from green to yellow-green, or even brown to reddish-brown, similar to those of the giant Indian mantis and the giant Malaysian mantis.
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.They are found in Malaysia, Hawaii, India, Nepal, [2] Italy (San Paolo Solbrito), Indonesia (Java, West Sumba, [3]), Korean Peninsula, Philippines, New Guinea, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Japan (Honshu, Shikoku ...
The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises). [3] Their common name praying mantis is derived from the distinctive posture of the first pair of legs that can be observed in animals in repose. It resembles a praying ...
Hierodula tenuidentata is a species of praying mantis, sharing its common name giant Asian mantis with other large members of genus Hierodula in the family Mantidae. [2] [3] It is native to India, [4] and has been introduced to Greece [1] and elsewhere in southern Europe, including Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
Hierodula, a genus of praying mantids, which contains several species with common name giant Asian mantis Hierodula patellifera, also named giant Asian mantis, species of praying mantis within the genus Hierodula; Deroplatys desiccata, or giant dead leaf mantis, a species of praying mantis of genus Deroplatys.
Some of its species have the common name "praying mantis". Species. Mantis is a small genus of mantises, which includes 9 species (others are synonyms): [1]
Rhombodera fratricida is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in Borneo and the border between Thailand and Malaysia. [1] [2] It is the largest (heaviest) known species of mantis. Both males and the more robust females can reach lengths of almost 13 cm (5.1 in).
Hierodula majuscula is a species of praying mantis in the genus Hierodula. It is also known as the giant rainforest mantis and the Australian giant mantis. It is found in coastal northern Australia, usually in rainforest and adjacent habitats. [2] This species is typically green although a less common bright yellow form does occur.