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Flower Mantises
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Flower Mantises

Hymenopodidae

Hymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea (mantises), which contains four subfamilies. Some of the species in this family mimic flowers and are found camouflaged among them; these are called Flower Mantises. The coloration is aggressive mimicry, luring prey to approach close enough to be seized and eaten.

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6 branches of this family, most-observed first

Flower Mantises

subfamilyHymenopodinae

Acromantinae

subfamilyAcromantinae

Oxypilinae

subfamilyOxypilinae

Phyllothelyinae

subfamilyPhyllothelyinae

Sibyllid Mantises

subfamilySibyllinae

Phyllocraniinae

subfamilyPhyllocraniinae

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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 132734.