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Dead leaf mantis is a common name
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given to various species
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of praying mantis
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate ...
that mimic
In evolutionary biology, mimicry is an evolved resemblance between an organism and another object, often an organism of another species. Mimicry may evolve between different species, or between individuals of the same species. In the simples ...
dead leaves
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. It is most often used in reference to species within genus
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''Deroplatys
''Deroplatys'' is a genus of mantis in the family Deroplatyidae. They are native to Asia and several share the common name of dead leaf mantis.
Species
The latest revision by Zhang, Jia-Zhi & Price, Benjamin lists 14 total species:
* '' Dero ...
'' because of their popularity as exotic pet
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s. Examples include '' D. desiccata'' (giant dead leaf mantis), '' D. lobata'' (Southeast Asian dead leaf mantis), and '' D. philippinica'' (Philippines dead leaf mantis). Other species to which the term may apply include '' Acanthops falcataria'' (South American dead leaf mantis), '' A. falcata'' (South American dead leaf mantis), and '' Phyllocrania paradoxa'' (more common known as the ghost mantis)./ref>
See also
*Flower mantis
Flower mantises are praying mantises that use a special form of camouflage referred to as aggressive mimicry, which they not only use to attract prey, but avoid predators as well. These insects have specific colorations and behaviors that mimic ...
*Leaf mantis
Leaf mantis (and leafy mantis) is a common name for certain praying mantises including:
*those often also called shield mantis, i.e. species within ''Choeradodis'', ''Rhombodera'', and similar genera
*Dead leaf mantis species such as those within g ...
*Shield mantis
Shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis) and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) are common names for certain praying mantises with an extended thorax aiding it in camouflage and leaf mimicry. The terms are used for species in the following genera: ...
* Grass mantis
* Stick mantis
*''Acanthops
''Acanthops'' is a genus of mantises in the family Acanthopidae, containing 20 species that can be found in Central and South America.
Description
Most species in ''Acanthops'' are colloquially referred to as the dead leaf mantis, a common nam ...
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*List of mantis genera and species
The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here.
The insect Order (biology), order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 ...
References
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