Acromantis formosana
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| Acromantis formosana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Hymenopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Acromantinae |
| Genus: | Acromantis |
| Species: | A. formosana |
| Binomial name | |
| Acromantis formosana Shiraki, 1911 | |
Acromantis formosana, known as the Taiwan Flower Mantis, is a species of mantis native to Taiwan. [1]
Description
The female, as in other flower mantises is larger than the male.[2] The nymph is mid to dark brown with flanged and spined extensions to its abdomen, disrupting its outline to provide excellent camouflage on dead leaves. The adult has a long narrow thorax and green wings.
See also
References
- ↑ Texas A&M University
- ↑ [http://www.mantisonline.de/index.php?lan=en&show=species_mantids_view&content=a:4:{s:7:%22subshow%22;s:15:%22species_mantids%22;s:5:%22genus%22;s:10:%22acromantis%22;s:18:%22level_left_species%22;s:5:%22index%22;s:7:%22species%22;s:9:%22formosana%22;} "Acromantis formosana"]. Mantis Online.de. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
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