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Spiny Flower Mantises
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Spiny Flower Mantises

Pseudocreobotra

Pseudocreobotra is a genus of Sub-Saharan flower mantisses. They are visually similar to Creobroter species of Asia, but belong to different subfamilies. Their forewings have prominent spiralled eyespots, which are flashed in a silent deimatic display, to startle would-be predators. The nymphs however, expand the raised abdomen in response to threats, to reveal a single dorsal eyespot. The species are easily reared in captivity.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Common Spiny Flower Mantis

speciesPseudocreobotra wahlbergi

African Spiny Flower Mantis

speciesPseudocreobotra ocellata

Pseudocreobotra amarae

speciesPseudocreobotra amarae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 132733.