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| Name | latin |
Creobroter pictipennis |
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Asian Flower Mantis |
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| | IGM-Number | 11 |
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| Systematics
Systematics
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All data for the systematics is taken from Reinhard Ehrmann's book "Mantodea - Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt" (Mantodea - Praying mantids of the world).
More about this book can be found in the section literature at this page.
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| Super-Order |
Dictyoptera |
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Mantodea |
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Hymenopodidae |
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Hymenopodinae |
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Hymenopodini |
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| | First Description | Author |
WOOD-MASON |
| Year |
1878 |
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| Size
Quotation of Size
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The given size is measured from the head to the end of the abdomen, without the wings.
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| Male |
ca. 3cm |
| Female |
ca. 4cm |
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| Lifespan
Quotation of the Lifespan
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The lifespan is given in month and has the following definition:
overall-age ("time between hatching and imago" + "lifespan after the last molting")
Example: 9 (2 + 7) month lifespan
overall-age = 9 month
time between hatching and imago = 2 month
lifespan after the last molting = 7 month
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| Male |
ca. 5.5 (2.5 + 3) months / ~ 6 moltings |
| Female |
ca. 9 (3 + 6) months / ~ 7 moltings |
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| Sexing
Sexing
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Morphologically differences between male and female.
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| Male |
L5 and above: by counting the abdomial segments at the bottom of the abdomen (8 segments), the base of the antenna is thicker than the antenna of the female
adult: the wings are longer than the abdomen, a more thin body than the female, otherwise by counting the segments |
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L5 and above: only counting the abdomial segments at the bottom of the abdomen (6 segments), the base of the antenna is as thick as the whole antenna
adult: big abdomen, the wings are not longer than then the abdomen, otherwise by counting the segments |
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Spreading
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For a better overview, only whole countries are listed for the quotation of spreading, even if a species can only be found in a small part of that country.
All data for the spreading is taken from Reinhard Ehrmann's book "Mantodea - Gottesanbeterinnen der Welt" (Mantodea - Praying mantids of the world).
More about this book can be found in the section literature at this page.
At the menu "Spreading" for each country only the genus but the species is printed (Exception: on this site described species).
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| India and near islands |
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| Asia |
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| | Habitat | bushes
inhabits damp areas |
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| | Aggressiveness | middle |
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| | Colorvariants | green to brown/ red- brown, |
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| | Hint | nymphs will assume the color of the habitat (if possible)
do not keep them too wet |
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