- Theopropus elegans
Taxobox
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image_caption =Theopropus elegans
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Mantodea
familia =Mantodea
genus = "Theopropus "
species = T. elegans
binomial = "Theopropus elegans"
binomial_authority = Westwood, 1832"Theopropus elegans",
common name Banded Flower Mantis or Asian Boxer Mantis, is aspecies ofpraying mantis native toSoutheast Asia . [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/boxer-mantid] Boxer Mantis] [ [http://www.phasmidsincyberspace.com/Mantids.html] Phasmids in Cyberspace] [ [http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Zoo/6118/Theopropus.html] "Theopropus elegans"]Until their first
moult , nymphs have red and blackexoskeletons that aid them inant mimicry . They are green and white starting at their secondinstar and adults are similar in size and appearance to "Creobroter " species. Adult females are up to 5 cm in length while males only grow to 3 cm in length due to theSexual dimorphism common in mantises. Both genders have green and white spots with bright orange hind wings and a large white transverse strip on the forewings. [ [http://www.phasmidsincyberspace.com/Mantids.html] Phasmids in Cyberspace] [ [http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Zoo/6118/Theopropus.html] "Theopropus elegans"]Individual "T. elegans" hatched from a single
ootheca and reared under the same conditions can show color variation between tones of red, green, and yellow. Individuals can also change their color in as little as a week. [ [http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Zoo/6118/Theopropus.html] "Theopropus elegans"]ee also
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List of mantis genera and species
*Flower Mantis References
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