Pseudomantis albofimbriata
False Garden Mantis
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Mantodea
Family
Mantidae
Genus
Pseudomantis
Species
Pseudomantis albofimbriata
Colours
Distinguishing features
The False Garden Mantid is either green or brown but rarely may come in other colours. Females cannot fly because of her being short winged but the male is long winged and is not as big as the female. (Wikipedia)
They have a dark spot on the inner side of their front arms.
They have the very mobile triangular shaped head with distinctive ocelli and large compound eyes of typical Mantids. Their segmented antenna are medium to long in length.
Nymphs have wing buds rather than fully formed wings.
Size
- Up to 7 cm (Length of specimen) - applies to Females
- Up to 5 cm (Length of specimen) - applies to Males
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Interesting facts
- Females eat males while the males are mating with them. This happens in around 40 percent of mating encounters. The consumption of the male leads to the production of many more eggs. The female generally begins by biting the head off the male. The male's body can continue mating with the female for another 8 hours.
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Behaviour
Females cannot fly because of her being short winged but the male is long winged and is not as big as the female. (Wikipedia)
