Choeradodis strumaria | |
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Male in French Guiana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Mantidae |
Genus: | Choeradodis |
Species: | C. strumaria
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Binomial name | |
Choeradodis strumaria | |
Synonyms | |
Choeradodis strumaria, common names leaf mantis and hooded mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to French Guiana and Suriname; although there have been reports from other, distant countries, these are considered erroneous.[1][2]
Description
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The hooded mantis is also called the leaf mantis or leaf-mimic mantis because it mimics leaves.[3] Like most other mantids, it is an ambush predator. C. strumaria is a chlorophyll-green colour and has a uniquely shaped hood;[4] its wings have leaf-like veins that add to its perfect camouflage. It also has colorful patterns on the underside of its prothorax.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Soc. 1880. pp. 82–83.
- ^ Roy, R. (2004). "Révision et phylogénie des Choeradodini Kirby, 1904 (Dictyoptera, Mantidae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 109 (2): 113–128.
- ^ "Choeradodis strumaria; Leaf Mimic Praying Mantis". calphotos.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ Line, Les; Milne, Lorus Johnson; Milne, Margery; Society, National Audubon (1983). The Audubon Society Book of Insects. H.N. Abrams. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-8109-1806-1.