Stats

Lifespan: Up to 1 yr
Size: Small
Diet: Insectivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Tropical savanna
Range: Sub-Saharan Africa
Movement: Walking
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Rare

About

A striking flower mantis native to sub-Saharan Africa, renowned for its vivid yellow-green body adorned with spiny projections along the abdomen and cryptic flower-mimicking coloration. Its hindwings display a bold spiral eye-spot that it flashes as a startling threat display when threatened.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2.
juvenile
An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3.
subadult
A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4.
adult
Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Hymenopodidae
Genus: Pseudocreobotra
Species: Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi