Choeradodis rhomboidea

Choeradodis rhomboidea
Choeradodis rhomboidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Choeradodis
Species: C. rhomboidea
Binomial name
Choeradodis rhomboidea
Stoll 1813
Choeradodis rhomboidea ♀ at Zoologische Staatssammlung München

Choeradodis rhomboidea, common names tropical shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leaf mantis),[1] is a species of praying mantis.[2] A native of Central America, C. rhomboidea was formerly categorized as Choeradodis hyalina (Serville 1831) and as Mantis rhomboidea (Stoll 1813) [3][4]

See also

References

  1. MantisPhotos.com
  2. Texas A&M University
  3. Choeradodis rhomboidea Taxon Profile
  4. BBC Life On Earth Disc 2: The Invasion of the Land


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