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Orchid Mantis Yellow morph

Hymenopus coronatus

Photo by RendyMoonkies
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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow mantis with lobes on its legs that look like flower pentals, about 7 cm body span

Habitat:

Bushes, bougenville tree

Notes:

They don't really live on an orchid flower

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Comments (6)
RendyMoonkies
@Jason Alexander. Iya sangat sulit, untuk semua foto dari gunung salak saya di pandu oleh pemandu dari purwokerto yg kebetulan siswa entomologist Mungkin tanpanya saya g bisa nemu orchid mantis liar dari alam habitatnya.
RendyMoonkies
Francisco, thank you , that was my lucky day , spotted him in wild life of salak mount,, they were rarely seen . .
RendyMoonkies
Kostas , thank you,,, it has incredible mimic.. they're commonly white in colour, but some of them are pink and yellow
KostasZontanos
Amazing! At first glance I thought it was a flower. Thank you for sharing!

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PublishedMarch 23, 2016

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