Orthodera ministralis
Australian Green Mantis
©Peter Kuttner: Female Australian Green Mantis (Orthodera ministralis) showing large abdomen and short wings
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Mantodea
Family
Mantidae
Genus
Orthodera
Species
Orthodera ministralis
Colours
Distinguishing features
It has a wide green thorax with straight sides, and full length wings for males and short stubby wings for females.
Like other Orthodera mantids, it has a blue eye-like marking on the inside of each foreleg.
Size
- Up to 4 cm (Excluding antennae)
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Australian Green Mantis (Orthodera ministralis)
Distribution and habitat preferences
The Garden Mantis inhabits the whole of Australia, and can often be found in hidden in leafy scrub from ground to eye level. (Wikipedia)
