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Giant Dead Leaf Mantis

Deroplatys desiccata

Photo by AlbertKang
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Giant Dead Leaf Mantis - Deroplatys desiccata is mostly brown to dark brown in colour with patches of black.
This one was a male sub-adult or nymph, without wings yet. The fully grown adults have wings. He has an interesting lobed abdomen.

Pic#1 shows it having a moth for a meal.
Pics#3 & #4 shows the lobed abdomen.

Habitat:

Tropical forest

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PublishedMay 11, 2017

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