False Garden Mantid
Scientific name: Pseudomantis albofimbriata
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False Garden Mantid
Image: Damon Wills
© Damon Wills
© Damon Wills
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Pseudomantis
- Species
- albofimbriata
- Family
- Mantidae
- Order
- Mantodea
- Class
- Insecta
- Subphylum
- Uniramia
- Phylum
- Arthopoda
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- 3.7 cm - 5.0 cm
Introduction
The False Garden Mantid is a member of the family Mantidae, which includes almost 75% of praying mantids in Australia.
Identification
The False Garden Mantid can be green or brown and is almost always seen alone, except when individuals come together to mate.
Habitat
The False Garden Mantid lives in urban areas, forests and woodlands.
Distribution
The False Garden Mantid is found in Queensland and coastal New South Wales.
Distribution data sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia
Feeding and diet
It is a popular misconception that all female mantids eat the males either during or after mating. This may be the case with only a few species. Female False Garden Mantids are larger than the males and are unable to fly.
