Biology:Choeradodis strumaria
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Short description: Species of praying mantis
Choeradodis strumaria | |
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Male in French Guiana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Mantidae |
Genus: | Choeradodis |
Species: | C. strumaria
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Binomial name | |
Choeradodis strumaria | |
Synonyms | |
Choeradodis strumaria, common names leaf mantis and hooded mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to French Guiana and Suriname; although there have been reports from other, distant countries, these are considered erroneous.[1][2]
Description
The hooded mantis is also called the leaf mantis or leaf-mimic mantis because it mimics leaves.[3] Like most other mantids, it is an ambush predator. C. strumaria is a chlorophyll-green colour and has a uniquely shaped hood;[4] its wings have leaf-like veins that add to its perfect camouflage. It also has colorful patterns on the underside of its prothorax.
See also
References
- ↑ (in en) Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Soc.. 1880. pp. 82–83. https://books.google.com/books?id=ub9b_rNPB6QC.
- ↑ Roy, R. (2004). "Révision et phylogénie des Choeradodini Kirby, 1904 (Dictyoptera, Mantidae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 109 (2): 113-128.
- ↑ "Choeradodis strumaria; Leaf Mimic Praying Mantis". https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=34313&one=T.
- ↑ Line, Les; Milne, Lorus Johnson; Milne, Margery; Society, National Audubon (1983) (in en). The Audubon Society Book of Insects. H.N. Abrams. pp. 81. ISBN 978-0-8109-1806-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=CT0-AQAAIAAJ.
Wikidata ☰ Q5103822 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choeradodis strumaria.
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