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Pseudocreobotra
Sign in to savePseudocreobotra is a genus of Sub-Saharan flower mantises. They are visually similar to Creobroter species of Asia, but belong to different subfamilies. Their forewings have prominent spiralled eyespots, which are flashed in a silent deimatic display, to startle would-be predators. The nymphs however, expand the raised abdomen in response to threats, to reveal a single dorsal eyespot. The species are easily reared in captivity.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Pseudocreobotra is referenced by 6 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, insect and International Standard Book Number.
It is catalogued under topics including Hymenopodidae, Mantises of Africa and Mantis genera.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Common Spiny Flower Mantis
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderMantodea
- FamilyHymenopodidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Hymenopodidae
- Collections
- UPS, USNM, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, OH (CLEV)
- Recorded in
- Kenya, Indonesia, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hymenopodidae
- Image
- Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii 03.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pseudocreobotra
- taxon name
- Pseudocreobotra
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Pseudocreobotra
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Pseudocreobotra is a genus of Sub-Saharan flower mantises. They are visually similar to Creobroter species of Asia, but belong to different subfamilies. Their forewings have prominent spiralled eyespots, which are flashed in a silent deimatic display, to startle would-be predators. The nymphs however, expand the raised abdomen in response to threats, to reveal a single dorsal eyespot. The species are easily reared in captivity.
==Species== The species include: Pseudocreobotra amarae Rehn, 1901 Pseudocreobotra ocellata Beauvois, 1805 Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871
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