Hymenopus coronatus (Olivier, 1792) - Female.

Licence: 
Creative Commons Licence
Imaging technique: 
Photograph
Keywords: 
Captive (Image keywords), Reared (Image keywords), Asian (Image keywords), Hymenopus (Image keywords), coronatus (Image keywords), Hymenopus cornoatus (Image keywords)
Description: 

This is a captive reared female of Hymenopus coronatus - commonly known as the orchid mantis.  They come in a variety of colours and mimic flowers.

Taxonomic name: 
Mantodea (Species)
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith