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''Choeradodis strumaria'', common names leaf mantis and hooded mantis, is a species of
The hooded mantis is also called the leaf mantis or leaf-mimic mantis because it mimics leaves. Like most other mantids, it is an ambush predator. ''C. strumaria'' is a chlorophyll-green colour and has a uniquely shaped hood; its wings have leaf-like veins that add to its perfect camouflage. It also has colorful patterns on the underside of its
praying mantis
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They ha ...
native to French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...
, and neighboring countries, such as Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
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Description
The hooded mantis is also called the leaf mantis or leaf-mimic mantis because it mimics leaves. Like most other mantids, it is an ambush predator. ''C. strumaria'' is a chlorophyll-green colour and has a uniquely shaped hood; its wings have leaf-like veins that add to its perfect camouflage. It also has colorful patterns on the underside of its prothorax
The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum (dorsal), the prosternum (ventral), and the propleuron (lateral) on ea ...
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In captivity
This species is rare in captivity in the United States. The ''Choeradodis
''Choeradodis'' is a genus of praying mantises with common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraces.
'' species are not commonly kept there, but can be found nearer their native range
Species distribution —or species dispersion — is the manner in which a biological taxon is spatially arranged. The geographic limits of a particular taxon's distribution is its range, often represented as shaded areas on a map. Patterns of ...
if one's eyes are sharp enough to see past their impressive camouflage. Some people collect them as wild specimens.
See also
*List of mantis genera and species
The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here.
The insect Order (biology), order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 ...
References
Mantidae Mantodea of South America Insects described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{mantidae-stub