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Dead leaf mantis

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Dead leaf mantis in captivity at San Diego Zoo.

Dead leaf mantisis acommon namegiven to variousspeciesofpraying mantisthatmimicdeadleaves.It is most often used in reference to species withingenusDeroplatysbecause of their popularity as exoticpets.Examples includeD. desiccata(giant dead leaf mantis),D. lobata(Southeast Asian dead leaf mantis), andD. philippinica(Philippines dead leaf mantis).[1][2]Other species to which the term may apply includeAcanthops falcataria(South American dead leaf mantis),[3]A. falcata(South American dead leaf mantis), andPhyllocrania paradoxa(more common known as the ghost mantis).[4][failed verification][5][6][7]

Adult femaleDeroplatys desiccataphotographed atBristol Zooin 2007

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  1. ^Dead Leaf Praying Mantis
  2. ^"Web of Life".Archived fromthe originalon 2020-09-21.Retrieved2008-07-20.
  3. ^Praying Mantises, AKA Mantids (Order Dictyoptera)ArchivedJuly 21, 2008, at theWayback Machine
  4. ^pawsforthoughtpetcentres.co.ukArchived2008-06-08 at theWayback Machine
  5. ^PhasmidsinCyberspace 2005ArchivedJune 8, 2008, at theWayback Machine
  6. ^PrayingMantid.co.ukArchivedNovember 21, 2008, at theWayback Machine
  7. ^mantispets 2012