Biology:Rhombodera kirbyi
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Short description: Species of praying mantis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Mantidae |
| Subfamily: | Hierodulinae |
| Tribe: | Hierodulini |
| Genus: | Rhombodera |
| Species: | R. kirbyi
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| Rhombodera kirbyi Beier, 1952
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Rhombodera kirbyi is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in Timor, giving it its common name of the Timor Shield Mantis.[1][2][3]
The kirbyi is a large species of mantis with the female reaching up to 10 cm with the male slightly smaller at 8-8.5 cm. It is found in different morphs ranging from a very pale green to a dark brown colour.
See also
References
- ↑ "Rhombodera kirbyi". https://www.gbif.org/species/6725792. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ↑ Otte, Daniel; Spearman, Lauren; Stiewe, Martin B. D. (2019). "species Rhombodera kirbyi Beier, 1952". http://Mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1184010. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ↑ Patel, Shveta; Singh, Rajendra (2016). "Updated Checklist and Distribution of Mantidae (Mantodea : Insecta) of the World". International Journal of Research Studies in Zoology 2 (4). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309709791.
Wikidata ☰ Q7321312 entry
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