Creobroter pictipennis

Creobroter pictipennis
Creobroter pictipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Creobroter
Species: C. pictipennis
Binomial name
Creobroter pictipennis
Wood-Mason, 1878

Creobroter pictipennis, common name Indian Flower Mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Asia. Males grow to about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) and females are slightly larger. They prefer a humid environment and live about nine months in captivity. [1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] Tree of Life
  2. ^ Mantis Place