The given size is measured from the head to the end of the abdomen, without the wings.
Male
ca. 6cm
Female
ca. 8cm- 9cm
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
ca. 8 (6 + 2) months / ~ 7 moltings
Female
11 (6.5 + 4.5) months / ~ 8 moltings
Sexing
Sexing
Morphologically differences between male and female.
Male
L5 and above: only by counting the abdomial segments at the bottom of the abdomen (8 segments)
adult: the wings are longer than the abdomen, a more thin body than the female, a long and thin abdomen
Female
L5 and abouve: only by counting the abdomial segments at the bottom of the abdomen (6 segments)
adult: a big and short abdomen, the wings are reduced
Spreading
Thailand
The description is based on mantids of the following origin:
Pak-Chong (Thailand)
