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| Name | latin |
Parasphendale agrionina |
| english |
Budwing Mantis |
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| | IGM-Number | 7 |
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| | Systematics | Super-Order |
Dictyoptera |
| Order |
Mantodea |
| Family |
Mantidae |
| Subfamily |
Mantinae |
| Tribe |
Miomantini |
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| | First Description | Author |
GERSTAECKER |
| Year |
1869 |
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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. 5cm |
| Female |
ca. 6cm |
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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 |
5,5 (3 + 2,5) months / ~ 6 moltings |
| Female |
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 |
L5 and above: slender, thinner and smaller than the females
adult: long, thin antennas, wings are longer than the abdomen, good flyers |
| Female |
L5 and above: more compact and bigger than males
adult: significant compacter than males, huge abdomen, short and thin antennas, reduced wings, not able to fly |
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| | | | | Spreading | Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania |
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| Africa |
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| | Habitat | bushes, small trees,
inhabits velds and open, dry areas |
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| | Aggressiveness | very high |
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| | Colorvariants | none |
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| | Hint | Females have reduced wings and overmaster even comparatevily huge prey. |
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