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Orchid Mantises
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Orchid Mantises

Hymenopus

Hymenopus is a small genus of mantids in the family Hymenopodidae, known for their striking resemblance to flowers. Their camouflage allows them to ambush pollinating insects such as bees and butterflies. They are found in tropical regions of Southeast Asia, including countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, further north into Thailand (etc.), Burma and possibly neighbouring regions.

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1 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Orchid Mantis

speciesHymenopus coronatus

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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 460389.