Biology:Hierodula patellifera

Short description: Species of praying mantis

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
Hierodula bipapilla Serville, 1839 Hierodula daqingshanensis Wang, 1993 Hierodula dispar Kirby, 1900 Hierodula manillana Giglio-Tos, 1912 Hierodula manillensis Saussure, 1870 Hierodula multispina Wang, 1993 Hierodula raptoria Stal, 1877 Hierodula xishaensis Wang, 1993 Hierodula yunnanensis Wang, 1993

Hierodula patellifera, common name giant Asian mantis, Asian mantis, Indochina mantis or Harabiro Mantis, is a species of praying mantis belonging to genus Hierodula.

Description

Males are about 45–65 mm long and females around 65–75 mm long. 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.

Range

They are found in Malaysia, Hawaii, India , Nepal, San Paolo Solbrito, Italy Java, Korean Peninsula, Philippines , New Guinea, Southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, West Sumba, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa.

Habitat

H. patellifera lives in trees and in grasslands at the edges of forests.

Additional images

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  Underside of adult female Hierodula patellifera Osaka-ful, Japan

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  Ootheca of Hierodula patellifera

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  Hierodula patellifera laying ootheca

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  Hierodula patellifera preying on cicada

• Giant Asian Mantis (Hierodula patellifera).webm

  Hierodula patellifera filmed in Tokyo, Japan

• Praying Mantis in Korea.jpg

  Hierodula patellifera found in Seoul, South Korea .

See also

• List of mantis species and genera

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1063504 entry