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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderMantodea
- FamilyHymenopodidae
Die Orchideenmantis (Hymenopus coronatus), auch Kronenfangschrecke genannt, ist eine in Südostasien verbreitete Fangschreckenart. Sie lebt im mittleren und höheren Laub- und Blütenwerk und ernährt sich dort von nektarsuchenden Insekten, die durch das blütenähnliche Aussehen der Fangschrecke erst angelockt werden.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 23
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Hymenopodidae
- Collections
- CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, OH (CLEV), NRM, NHMUK, USNM, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Malaysia, Indonesia
Wikidata facts
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- Hymenopus coronatus
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- Hymenopus coronatus
- taxon common name
- santateresa orquidia
- short name
- H. coronatus
- taxon synonym
- Hymenopus coronatoides
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Encyclopedic overview
Hymenopus coronatus is a mantis from the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. It is known by various common names, including walking flower mantis, orchid-blossom mantis and (pink) orchid mantis. It is one of several species known as flower mantises, a reference to their unique physical form and behaviour, which often involves moving with a "swaying" motion, as if being "blown" in the breeze. The species has evolved to mimic orchid flowers as a hunting and camouflaging strategy, "hiding" themselves in plain view and preying upon pollinating insects that visit the blooms. They then grab their prey with sudden speed.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hymenopus coronatus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.