Giant Indonesian Shield
Rhombodera stalii or the Timor Island shield Mantis is a large robust species sporting a round prothorax. Similar in appearance to the Giant shield mantis, adults can reach up to 4 inches long Nymphs can be a warm tan to brown coloration or light green. Some females can have a pale green coloration all the way to adul. They have a big appetite and will eat anything they can catch.
This species is native from Indonesia and specifically from Timor island.
Feeding
Flying insects are the preferred source of food. As nymphs fruit flies are the ideal food source and increase to house flies and blue/green bottle flies as they get larger. They also will enjoy moths or other harmless flying insects. It’s recommended that the size of the feeder insect does not exceed 1/2 the mantis length.
Adults can eat crickets or roaches however they don’t often climb up high enough to where the mantis is hiding and go uneaten. Most pet stores sell fruit flies and wax worms that can be grown into moths. Larger flies can found easily from online suppliers or sometimes from bait shops.
