Hierodula patellifera, common name giant Asian mantis, Asian mantis, Indochina mantis or Harabiro Mantis,[1] is a species of praying mantis belonging to genus Hierodula.
Males are about 45-65 mm long and females around 65-75 mm long.[2] Individuals can vary from green to brown in color. Although this species is fairly large for mantises in general, it is among the smallest members of the genus Hierodula, of which many species can reach 110-150 mm.
They are found in Malaysia, Hawaii, India, Nepal,[3] San Paolo Solbrito, Italy Java, Korean Peninsula, Philippines, New Guinea, Southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, West Sumba,[4] Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa,[5][6][7]
H. patellifera lives in trees and in grasslands at the edges of forests.[8]
Underside of adult female Hierodula patellifera Osaka-ful, Japan
Ootheca of Hierodula patellifera
Hierodula patellifera laying ootheca
Hierodula patellifera preying on Cicada
Hierodula patellifera filmed in Tokyo, Japan
Hierodula patellifera found in Seoul, South Korea.
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Hierodula patellifera, common name giant Asian mantis, Asian mantis, Indochina mantis or Harabiro Mantis, is a species of praying mantis belonging to genus Hierodula.
