Tribe Polyspilotini Higher classification Tenodera | Order Mantodea Genus Tenodera Rank Species | |
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Similar Mantis, Insect, Tenodera, Teleogryllus emma, Hierodula patellifera | ||
Tenodera aridifolia eating mealworm
Tenodera aridifolia is a species of mantis in the subfamily Mantinae. Common names include Japanese giant mantis, オオカマキリ oo-kamakiri ("large mantis") in Japan. It is also known as the Chinese mantis, not to be confused with Tenodera sinensis, which has the same common name. T. sinensis was once considered to be a subspecies of the Japanese giant mantis.
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- Tenodera aridifolia eating mealworm
- Amazing insects vol 7 no 5 preying mantis 05 egg case of tenodera aridifolia
- Range
- Description
- Subspecies
- References
Amazing insects vol 7 no 5 preying mantis 05 egg case of tenodera aridifolia
Range
Tenodera aridifolia is distributed in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and Tsushima), Taiwan, and China.
Description
Males are 68-92 mm in length, and females are 77-105 mm long.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies:
References
Tenodera aridifolia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA