Mantis (Tarachodula pantherina).
Taxonomy: |
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Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
Sub-Phylum: |
Tracheata |
Class: |
Insecta |
Sub-Class: |
Pterygota |
Super-Order: |
Dictyoptera |
Order: |
Mantodea |
Sub-Order: |
- |
Family: |
Tarachodidae |
Sub-Family: |
Tarachodinae |
Tribe: |
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Genus: |
Tarachodula |
Species: |
pantherina |
Year: |
1869 |
Distribution: |
Somalia, Ethopia, Kenya. |
Status: I currently have only one male, looking
for more pairs/ adult females.
Diet: Drosophila, houseflies, crickets, flour worms.
The feed must be very diversified. To the newly
hatched larvae must be promptly offered Drosophila
flies.
Adult male. |