What kind of mantis is it?
It's described as the smallest species in its genus (Creobroter) but the most widespread.
How to identify it
- The forewings have yellow oval eyespots with black rims.
- The body is patterned in cream and pale green.
Look-alikes
- Black-rimmed yellow eyespot on the forewings
- Cream and pale green body; a small flower mantis
- Spiral eyespot on the forewings (black, yellow, green)
- Spiky lobes along the abdomen edge
Versus the spiny flower mantis: the spiny flower mantis has spiral eyespots and lives in Africa.
Range
It lives on shrubs, grasses, and around flowers in the humid tropics.
Behavior
An ambush hunter that waits for prey around flowers.
According to keepers' records, it becomes an adult after eight molts, taking 2–5 months depending on temperature and food.
Mostly based on Wikipedia and care sources.