Amantis nawai
| Amantis nawai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Gonypetidae |
| Genus: | Amantis |
| Species: | A. nawai |
| Binomial name | |
| Amantis nawai Shiraki, 1908 | |
Amantis nawai is a small species of praying mantis native to eastern Asia.
Description
- Females: 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in), micropterous
- Males: 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in) in length, micropterous or macropterous
Distribution
It is found in China, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan; in Japan on Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa, and South Korea.
Habitat
They are found on the forest floor and low trees, where they eat insects such as ants. Often found around Machilus thunbergii and Castanopsis sieboldii, and other lush vegetation shaded by broadleaf evergreen trees and large rocks.
Oothecae are found on rocks and tree bark.
References
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