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''Gongylus gongylodes'', also known as the wandering violin mantis, ornate mantis, or Indian rose mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the family
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''Gongylus gongylodes'', also known as the wandering violin mantis, ornate mantis, or Indian rose mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae
Empusidae is a family of plant-mimicking mantisesSvenson, Gavin J., et al. "Of flowers and twigs: phylogenetic revision of the plant‐mimicking praying mantises (Mantodea: Empusidae and Hymenopodidae) with a new suprageneric classification." Sys ...
. Characterized by extremely slender limbs with large appendages, it is not a particularly aggressive species and often kept as a pet. The mantis is especially known for swaying its body back and forth to imitate a stick flowing in the wind.
It primarily feeds on flying insects. Its native range is in southern India and Sri Lanka. It can reach up to long. The males of the species are capable of flight. They are a communal species, in that they are able to live and breed in large groups, without unnecessary cannibalism.
Adult females are about 10cm (3 in) and adult males are about 9 cm.
Its specific name Specific name may refer to:
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''gongylodes'' means "roundish" in Greek, from the same word as its generic epithet '' Gongylus''.
Range
They are found in India, Java, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.Texas A&M University/ref>
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* Empusidae Mantodea of Asia Insects of India Insects of Sri Lanka Insects described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Mantodea-stub