Deroplatys truncata
Species of praying mantis
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Deroplatys truncata is a species of praying mantis in the family Deroplatyidae.[1]
| Deroplatys truncata | |
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| Female at Zoologische Staatssammlung München | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Deroplatyidae |
| Genus: | Deroplatys |
| Species: | D. truncata |
| Binomial name | |
| Deroplatys truncata (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) | |
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This "dead leaf mantis" species is native to Southeast Asia. The species show brown to deep dark brown coloration.[2] The rear wings show large dark brown to black markings.[2] Its reflectance in the visible and near-infrared part of the spectrum resembles that of leaf litter.[2]
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