Chloroharpax modesta
| Nigerian flower mantis | |
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| Adult female Chloroharpax modesta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Hymenopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Hymenopodinae |
| Tribe: | Hymenopodini |
| Genus: | Chloroharpax |
| Species: | C. modesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Chloroharpax modesta Gerstaecker, 1883 | |
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Chloroharpax modesta, commonly called the Nigerian flower mantis, is the only species of praying mantis in the genus Chloroharpax in the order Mantodea. The species is distributed across West Africa.
Description
Both males and females are about 3-4 centimeters in length when adult while 1st instar nymphs are about 4-5 millimeters in length.[1] The adults are bright green with rounded blue eyes; adult females have a pair yellow ocellated eyespots on their wings.[2] The species is able to hunt prey larger than itself, attacking and chasing its prey.[2]
Range
Ivory Coast, Guinea, Ghana, Congo, Gabon, Cameroon.[3][4]
Captivity
Chloroharpax modesta are kept in captivity. This species of mantis are cannibalistic.
See also
References
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