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Dead leaf mantis is a common name given to various mantispets.com 2012
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Dead leaf mantis is a common name given to various species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of 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 ...
that mimic
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dead leaves. It is most often used in reference to species within genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
''Deroplatys
''Deroplatys'' is a genus of mantis in the family Deroplatyidae. They are native to Asia and several share the common name of dead leaf mantis.
Species
The ''Mantodea Species File'' lists:
* '' Deroplatys angustata'' (Westwood, 1845)
* '' Der ...
'' because of their popularity as exotic pet
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s. Examples include '' D. desiccata'' (giant dead leaf mantis), '' D. lobata'' (Southeast Asian dead leaf mantis), and '' D. philippinica'' (Philippines dead leaf mantis). Other species to which the term may apply include ''Acanthops falcataria
''Acanthops falcataria'', common name South American dead leaf mantis, is a species of mantis in the family Acanthopidae. It is not to be confused with ''Acanthops falcata'', a different species in the same genus that is often referred to with t ...
'' (South American dead leaf mantis), '' A. falcata'' (South American dead leaf mantis), and ''Phyllocrania paradoxa
''Phyllocrania paradoxa'', common name ghost mantis, is a small species of mantis from Africa remarkable for its leaf-like body. It is one of the three species in the genus '' Phyllocrania''. It is known for its distinct and exclusive camouflaged ...
'' (more common known as the ghost mantis)./ref>
See also
*Flower mantis
Flower mantises are praying mantis species that use a special form of camouflage referred to as aggressive mimicry, which they not only use to attract prey, but avoid predators as well. These insects have specific colorations and behaviors that ...
*Leaf mantis
Leaf mantis (and leafy mantis) is a common name for certain praying mantises including:
*those often also called shield mantis, i.e. species within '' Choeradodis'', '' Rhombodera'', and similar genera
*Dead leaf mantis species such as those within ...
*Shield mantis
Shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis) and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) are common names for certain praying mantises with an extended thorax aiding it in camouflage and leaf mimicry. The terms are used for species in the following genera: ...
* Grass mantis
* Stick mantis
*''Acanthops
''Acanthops'' is a genus of mantises in the family Acanthopidae, containing 20 species that can be found in Central and South America.
Description
Most species in ''Acanthops'' are colloquially referred to as the dead leaf mantis, a common na ...
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*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
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