Marble Mantis (Hierodula parviceps)
Family-Mantidae.
| Taxonomy: |
|
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Sub-Phylum: |
Tracheata |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Sub-Class: |
Pterygota |
| Super-Order: |
Dictyoptera |
| Order: |
Mantodea |
| Sub-Order: |
- |
| Family: |
Mantidae |
| Sub-Family: |
Mantidae |
| Tribe: |
Paramantini |
| Genus: |
Hierodula |
| Species: |
parviceps |
| Year: |
- |
| Distribution: |
Indonesia. |
They should be kept at 20- 25°C, 60% humidity.
This specie is good for begginers, as it is nice
and hardy, and easy to care for. Thy can be cept
together up to L3/ L4, provided that they always
have some food. After L4, they should be separated,
as they will start eating each other.
Females: get 2 3/4- 3inches (7.0- 7.5cm)
long.
Males: get 2 1/2- 2 3/4inches (6.5- 7.0cm)
long.
Diet: Drosophila, houseflies, crickets, flour worms.
The feed must be very diversified. To the newly
hatched larvae must be promptly offered Drosophila
flies.
L2 nymph. |
California King Snakes