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Name latin Ambivia undata
english Asian twig-mantis
IGM-Number 84
Systematics

Systematics

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.

Super-Order Dictyoptera
Order Mantodea
Family Mantidae
Subfamily Vatinae
Tribe Danuriini
First Description Author FABRICIUS
Year 1793
Size

Quotation of Size

The given size is measured from the head to the end of the abdomen, without the wings.

Male 4cm - 5cm
Female 5cm - 6cm
Lifespan

Quotation of the Lifespan

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

Male 6 (4 + 2) months / ~ 7 moltings
Female 10 ( 5 + 5) month / ~ 8 moltings
Sexing

Sexing

Morphologically differences between male and female.

Male L5 and above: essentually thinner than females, 8 abdominal plates
adult: volant, thinner than females, wings longer than the abdomen, 8 abdominal plates, long antennas
Female L5: more compact than males, 6 abdominal plates
adult: nonvolant, more compact than males, 6 abdominal plates, short antennas
Spreading

Spreading

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).

Thailand, Malaysia, North-Vietnam, Myanmar
Asia
Asia
Habitat bushes and shrubbes
Aggressiveness middle to high
Colorvariants none
Hint In case of danger, they spread their arms far away from their body and remain in their canouflage-behavior motionless.

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