Pseudovates peruviana

Taxobox
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image_caption = Pseudovates peruviana
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Mantodea
familia = Mantidae
genus = "Pseudovates"
species = "Pseudovates peruviana"
binomial = "P. peruviana"
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"Pseudovates peruviana", common name Peruvian Stick Mantis, is a medium-sized species of praying mantis native to South America. [ [http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Mantodea/Family/Mantidae.txt] Texas A&M Univeristy] [ [http://www.bugsincyberspace.com/detail.htm?ProductID=bic305] Peruvian Stick Mantis] [ [http://www.usamantis.com/Log.html] "Pseudovates peruviana"]

As described by one breeder:

As the name implies, it has slender body resembles a twig and blended well with its environment in the bush. The coloration is typically dark brown with two dark markings on its wings. [ [http://www.mantisplace.com/mantiscare.html#Stick] The Peruvian Stick...]

Another breeder says "P. peruviana" "is a very special species that is easy to care for. Females can also have green forewings, mottled to mimic dying leaves." [ [http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=6569] MantidForum.net]

ee also

*Stick Mantis
*List of mantis genera and species

References