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Creobroter gemmatus - Jeweled Flower Mantis Two more views to go with the side view posted couple of days ago.<br />
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Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37778/creobroter_gemmatus_-_jeweled_flower_mantis.html" title="Creobroter gemmatus - jeweled flower mantis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2784/37778_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=4Joxnt6yGnrQiXuL5%2BYiHzkcHGE%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Creobroter gemmatus - jeweled flower mantis It was a while before I spotted my first flower mantis, they are so well camouflaged. But now, I know exactly where to look and what to look for, so if I wanted, I could snap this gorgeous bug daily.<br />
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Easy to approach, they could not run even if they wanted to. You can even coax them around to a good position for an image, but I tend not to do this, unless the light is too bright and I want shade. I always make sure I return to the original location.<br />
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These mantids are not huge, but they are not afraid to tackle big meals. Many large butterflies have fallen to the sneak attack of the flower mantis.<br />
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Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br />
http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37813/creobroter_gemmatus_-_jeweled_flower_mantis.html<br />
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Creobroter gemmatus - Jeweled Flower Mantis

Two more views to go with the side view posted couple of days ago.

Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.

Creobroter gemmatus - jeweled flower mantis It was a while before I spotted my first flower mantis, they are so well camouflaged. But now, I know exactly where to look and what to look for, so if I wanted, I could snap this gorgeous bug daily.<br />
<br />
Easy to approach, they could not run even if they wanted to. You can even coax them around to a good position for an image, but I tend not to do this, unless the light is too bright and I want shade. I always make sure I return to the original location.<br />
<br />
These mantids are not huge, but they are not afraid to tackle big meals. Many large butterflies have fallen to the sneak attack of the flower mantis.<br />
<br />
Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br />
http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37813/creobroter_gemmatus_-_jeweled_flower_mantis.html<br />
http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37812/creobroter_gemmatus_-_jeweled_flower_mantis.html Bandung,Creobroter gemmatus,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,West Java,Winter,flower mantis,mantid,mantis,praying mantis

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Thanks for delivering, Dave! I can't help but see some similarities here:

Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
1. Vodkaman
  
  Lion
  
  I could not find anything on the evolution history of Hymenopodidae. But looking at the distribution map, Africa, india, Asia. Then noting the countries that the family is not represented. Then looking at the tectonic plate history, you can determine that the species must have originated in Africa between 100 and 50 million years ago, and was carried by the India plate to Asia.
  
  Seems to be that the African name Pseudocreobotra is misplaced, as the original species.
  
  I only spent 30 minutes on this, so if I got it wrong, don't shout :)
  
  Dave Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Mark Ridgway
    
    Lion
    
    Well done :) Posted 9 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

Nice pattern! Posted 2 years ago

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The Jeweled Flower Mantis

''Creobroter gemmatus'', common name jeweled flower mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Asia.

Similar species: Mantises

Species identified by Vodkaman

By Vodkaman

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Uploaded Apr 14, 2016. Captured Nov 1, 2012 07:55 in Jl. Lavender No.8, Ciwaruga, Parongpong, Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Jawa Barat, Indonesia.

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