Biology:Creobroter gemmatus

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Short description: Species of praying mantis

Creobroter gemmatus
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Male Creobroter gemmatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Hymenopodidae
Genus: Creobroter
Species:
C. gemmatus
Binomial name
Creobroter gemmatus
Saussure, 1869

Creobroter gemmatus, common name jeweled flower mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Asia.[citation needed]

Description

Males grow to about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) and females are slightly larger. They prefer a humid environment and live about nine months in captivity. Females can be cannibalistic but males are fairly communal. Though infrequent, cannibalism among C. germmatus is nevertheless more common than among other flower mantises.[citation needed]

They moult 8 times to become an adult and can take between 2 and 5 months to mature depending on food and temperature. They are the smallest yet most widespread Creobroter species.[1][citation needed]

See also

References

  1. [1] Tree of Life

Wikidata ☰ Q2671908 entry