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| Name | latin |
Hymenopus coronatus |
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Orchid Mantis |
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| | IGM-Number | 8 |
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| | Systematics | Super-Order |
Dictyoptera |
| Order |
Mantodea |
| Family |
Hymenopodidae |
| Subfamily |
Hymenopodinae |
| Tribe |
Hymenopodini |
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| | First Description | Author |
OLIVIER |
| Year |
1792 |
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| Size
Quotation of Size
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The given size is measured from the head to the end of the abdomen, without the wings.
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| Male |
ca. 2,5cm- 3cm |
| Female |
ca. 6cm |
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| Lifespan
Quotation of the Lifespan
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The lifespan is given in month and has the following definition:
overall-age ("time between hatching and imago" + "lifespan after the last molting")
Example: 9 (2 + 7) month lifespan
overall-age = 9 month
time between hatching and imago = 2 month
lifespan after the last molting = 7 month
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| Male |
ca. 5 (2.5 + 2.5) months / ~ 5 moltings |
| Female |
ca. 9.5 (3.5 + 6) months / ~ 7 moltings |
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| Sexing
Sexing
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Morphologically differences between male and female.
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| Male |
L4 and above: smaller than the female nymphs at the same instar, a brown line at the pronotum, no "v" groove at the abdomial-segment (undersite)
adult: the same as L4, thin body, much smaller than the female |
| Female |
L4 and above: bigger than the male nymphs at the same instar, a green line at the pronotum, a "v" groove at one of the last abdomial segments at the undersite of the abdomen
adult: the same as L4, much bigger as the the male |
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| | | | | Spreading | India, Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia, China |
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| | Habitat | orchids, bushes
inhabits damp areas, tropical rainforest |
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| | Aggressiveness | very aggressive (female) |
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| | Colorvariants | nymphs: white to pink, adult: yellow colors possible |
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| | Hint | need much humidity but also a good ventilation, a big difference in size of the sexes |
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