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| Name | latin |
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii |
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Flower Mantis |
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| | IGM-Number | 49 |
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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 |
STÅL |
| Year |
1871 |
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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. 6,5 (2,5 + 4) months / ~ 6 moltings |
| Female |
ca. 10 (3 + 7) months / ~ 7 moltings |
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| Sexing
Sexing
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Morphologically differences between male and female.
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| Male |
6 appendages at the abdomen, all the same size
adult: more slim than females, wings longer than the abdomen, good flyes |
| Female |
5 appendages at the abdomen, the first (in front) one is the smallest, the last (at the end) the largest
adult: more compact than males, wings longer than the abdomen, but the abdomen is more wide than the wings, able to short flying jumps |
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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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| East and South Africa |
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| Africa |
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| | Habitat | bushes and shrubbes, flowers
inhabits damp areas |
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| | Aggressiveness | medium- high (especially females) |
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| | Colorvariants | just older nymphs, beige, lightgreen |
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| | Hint | Adults of both sexes flap its wings lasting several minutes without flying. The function of this behaviour is not clarified (pheromone spreading?).
avoid stagnant moisture |
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