Creobroter pictipennis
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Creobroter pictipennis, common name
Indian Flower Mantis, is a species
of praying mantis native to Asia
. Males grow to about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) and females are slightly larger. They prefer a humid
environment and live about nine months in captivity.
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
Indian Flower Mantis, is a species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of praying mantis native to Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. Males grow to about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) and females are slightly larger. They prefer a humid
Humidity
Humidity is a term for the amount of water vapor in the air, and can refer to any one of several measurements of humidity. Formally, humid air is not "moist air" but a mixture of water vapor and other constituents of air, and humidity is defined in terms of the water content of this mixture,...
environment and live about nine months in captivity.