Creobroter pictipennis Wood-Mason, 1878 is a animal in the Hymenopodidae family, order Mantodea, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Creobroter pictipennis Wood-Mason, 1878 (Creobroter pictipennis Wood-Mason, 1878)
🦋 Animalia

Creobroter pictipennis Wood-Mason, 1878

Creobroter pictipennis Wood-Mason, 1878

The Indian flower mantis (Creobroter pictipennis) is an Asian praying mantis species, with females slightly larger than males.

Family
Genus
Creobroter
Order
Mantodea
Class
Insecta

About Creobroter pictipennis Wood-Mason, 1878

Creobroter pictipennis (Wood-Mason, 1878), commonly known as the Indian flower mantis, is a species of praying mantis that is native to Asia. Males of this species reach approximately 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) in length, while females are slightly larger than males.

Photo: (c) Paul Antony Mangaly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Antony Mangaly · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Mantodea Hymenopodidae Creobroter

More from Hymenopodidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Creobroter pictipennis Wood-Mason, 1878 instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store