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Malysian Shield Mantis

Rhombodera basalis

Description:

10 cm or more. Very big. Looks as if made of green leaves.

Habitat:

Tabin Wildlife Reserve.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Asian Shield Mantis
Rhombodera basalis Rhombodera basalis


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5 Comments

BrianFridie
BrianFridie 8 years ago

not choeradodis. choeradodis is south american. this is an adult male rhombodera

The MnMs
The MnMs 8 years ago

Thanks armadeus.4 ;-)

armadeus.4
armadeus.4 8 years ago

Lovely series Marta. Looks like its holding something tight to its chest and its not letting go! Thank you for sharing :)

The MnMs
The MnMs 8 years ago

Thank you for the ID! ;-)

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 8 years ago

What a beautiful Hooded Mantis you've got there.
It is a Choeradodis sp.

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Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on Sep 17, 2015
Submitted on Oct 27, 2015

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