Biology:Amantis nawai
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Short description: Species of praying mantis
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Gonypetidae |
Genus: | Amantis |
Species: | A. nawai
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Binomial name | |
Amantis nawai Shiraki, 1908
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Amantis nawai is a small species of praying mantis native to eastern Asia.
Description
- Females: 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in), micropterous
- Males: 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in) in length, micropterous or macropterous
Distribution
It is found in China, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan;[1] in Japan on Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa,[2] and South Korea .[3]
Habitat
They are found on the forest floor and low trees, where they eat insects such as ants.[2] Often found around Machilus thunbergii and Castanopsis sieboldii, and other lush vegetation shaded by broadleaf evergreen trees and large rocks.
Oothecae are found on rocks and tree bark.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q4739949 entry
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