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Mantis Species Care Guide

Each mantis species has its own requirements for food, humidity and temperature setup. See their pages under Care Sheets for specific details.

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Phyllocrania paradoxa

Spiny Flower Mantis

Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii

Orchid Mantis

Hymenopus coronatus

Yellow Orchid Mantis

Helvia cardinalis

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Dead leaf Mantis

Deroplatys gorochovi

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Dead Leaf Mantis

Deroplatys desiccata

Dead Leaf Mantis

Deroplatys lobata

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Dead Leaf Mantis

Deroplatys truncata

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Budwing Mantis

Parasphendale affinis

African Twig Mantis

Popa Spurca

Carolina Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

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Arizona Mantis

Stagmomantis limbata

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Panther Mantis

Tarachodula pantherina

Egyptian Mantis

Miomantis paykullii

peruvian Leaf Mantis

Pseudoxyops perpulchra

Cats Eye Mantis

Heterochaeta orientalis

Texas Unicorn Mantis

Phyllovates chlorophaea

Thistle Mantis

Blepharopsis mendica

Giant Timor Mantis

Hierodula timorensis

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Bird Poop Mantis

𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘪

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African Giant Mantis

Sphodromantis kersteni

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Australian Giant Mantis

Hierodula Majiscula

Asian Giant Mantis

Hierodula membranacea

Timor Shield Mantis

Rhombodera Kirbyi

Giant Malaysian Shield Mantis

Rhombodera basalis

Giant Asian Shield Mantis

Rhombodera
extensicollis

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Giant Thai Shield Mantis

Rhombodera megaera

Giant Indonesian Shield

Rhombodera stalii

Double Shield Mantis

Pnigomantis medioconstricta

Chinese Mantiss

Tenodera sinensis

Zebra Mantis

Omomantis zebrata

Ant Mantis

Odontomantis micans

Asian Flower Mantis

Creoboter gemmatus

Indian Flower Mantis

Creobroter Meleagris

Yunnan Flower Mantis

Kenya Flower Mantis

Galinthias amoena

Gambian Spotted-Eye Flower Mantis

Pseudoharpax virescens

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Cone-head Mantis

Empusa pennata

Cryptic Mantis

Sibylla pretiosa

Wandering Violin Mantis

Gongylus gongylodes

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Brunner's mantis

Brunneria borealis

Wide Arm Mantis

Cilnia humeralis

Giraffe Mantis

Euchomenella heteroptera

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Peacock Mantis

Pseudoempusa Pinnapavonis

Devil Flower Mantis

Idolomantis Diabolica

Joker Mantis

Prohierodula Picta

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Darth Vader Mantis

Parablepharis kuhlii

Dragon Mantis

Stenophylla lobivertex

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African Boxer Mantis

Otomantis scutigera

Giant boxer Mantis

Hestiasula major

Acromantis

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Lacewing Mantis

Eomantis yunnanesis

Bornean Bark Mantis

Theopompa borneana

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Giant Bark Mantis

Theopompa servillei

Yunnan Shield

Asiadodis yunnanensis

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Australian Spikey Stick Mantis

Archimantis quinquelobata

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