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Creobroter gemmatus
Very small, visible length about 4mm. Color shiny reddish brown with black markings. Pointed eyes which direct towards the flower mantis identification.
Adjacent to a small stream. Altitude 1000m.
I have seen this tiny, first instar mantis four times in the past years; July and December and only within a few days of each spotting. Possibly indicating that the mantis breeds twice per year. I have no research to back up this observation.
Spotted on Jan 10, 2015
Submitted on Jan 11, 2015
5 Comments
Irene - you have images that are small subjects, that are very good. The images of small subjects have to be cropped to make them useful.
Dave
great!! my camera cannot capture this tiny...
Amazing, ruby brown form
Interesting.
Oh yes nice. That head shape fits the ID.