Dead leaf mantis explained

Dead leaf mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis that mimic dead leaves. It is most often used in reference to species within genus Deroplatys because of their popularity as exotic pets. Examples include D. desiccata (giant dead leaf mantis), D. lobata (Southeast Asian dead leaf mantis), and D. philippinica (Philippines dead leaf mantis).^{[1] [2]} Other species to which the term may apply include Acanthops falcataria (South American dead leaf mantis),^[3] A. falcata (South American dead leaf mantis), and Phyllocrania paradoxa (more common known as the ghost mantis).^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

See also

• Flower mantis
• Leaf mantis
• Shield mantis
• Grass mantis
• Stick mantis
• Acanthops
• List of mantis genera and species

Notes and References

1. http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/dead-leaf-mantis.html Dead Leaf Praying Mantis
2. Web site: Web of Life . 2008-07-20 . 2020-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200921194802/http://tolweb.org/Deroplatys/12588 . dead .
3. http://bugsincyberspace.com/mantis.html Praying Mantises, AKA Mantids (Order Dictyoptera)
4. http://www.pawsforthoughtpetcentres.co.uk/mantid.html pawsforthoughtpetcentres.co.uk
5. http://www.phasmidsincyberspace.com/PhyllocraniaParadoxa.html PhasmidsinCyberspace.com 2005
6. http://www.prayingmantid.co.uk/portfolio24332.html PrayingMantid.co.uk
7. http://www.mantispets.com/advanced-mantis-care---species-specific.html mantispets.com 2012