Pseudocreobotra
Genus of praying mantises
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Pseudocreobotra is a genus of Sub-Saharan flower mantises. They are visually similar to Creobroter species of Asia,[1] but belong to different subfamilies. Their forewings have prominent spiralled eyespots, which are flashed in a silent deimatic display, to startle would-be predators. The nymphs however, expand the raised abdomen in response to threats, to reveal a single dorsal eyespot.[2] The species are easily reared in captivity.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Hymenopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Hymenopodinae |
| Tribe: | Hymenopodini |
| Subtribe: | Pseudocreobotrina |
| Genus: | Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 1870 |
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Species
The species include:[3]
- Pseudocreobotra amarae Rehn, 1901
- Pseudocreobotra ocellata Beauvois, 1805
- Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871