Bud Wing mantis (Parasphendale
affinis).
| Taxonomy: |
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| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Sub-Phylum: |
Tracheata |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Sub-Class: |
Pterygota |
| Super-Order: |
Dictyoptera |
| Order: |
Mantodea |
| Sub-Order: |
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| Family: |
Mantidae |
| Sub-Family: |
Miomantinae |
| Tribe: |
Miomantini |
| Genus: |
Parasphendale |
| Species: |
affinis |
| Year: |
1915 |
| Distribution: |
Kenya, Somalia, Ethopia. |
They should be kept at 25 - 30C (77- 86F), 60%
humidity.
Females: get 2 3/4 inches (7 cm) lomg.
Males: get 1 1/4 inches (3 cm) long.
Diet: Drosophila, houseflies, crickets, flour worms.
To the newly hatched larvae must be promptly offered
Drosophila flies.

Ootheca.

Nymphs hatching from an ootheca.

Mid size male nymph.
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