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Creobroter gemmatus - Jeweled Flower Mantis Nymph This is a flower mantis nymph, my guess would be 2nd instar.<br /> <br /> Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/38740/creobroter_gemmatus_-_jeweled_flower_mantis_nymph.html" title="Creobroter gemmatus - Jeweled Flower Mantis Nymph"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2784/38740_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=J1tYM6%2FFqtc0Xy86SIwMN%2Fk6OtY%3D" width="200" height="200" alt="Creobroter gemmatus - Jeweled Flower Mantis Nymph This is a flower mantis nymph, my guess would be 3rd instar. The coloring is so different to the adults. Probably to do with where it spends its early development, amongst the woodwork of the bushes, picking off insects of a size that it can manage.<br /> <br /> Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/38741/mantis_baby_2882.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/38739/creobroter_gemmatus_-_jeweled_flower_mantis.html Bandung,Creobroter gemmatus,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Jeweled flower mantis,Summer,West Java,flower mantis,jewelled flower mantis,mantis,nymph" /></a></figure> Bandung,Creobroter gemmatus,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Jeweled flower mantis,West Java,Winter,flower mantis,jewelled flower mantis,mantis,nymph Click/tap to enlarge

Creobroter gemmatus - Jeweled Flower Mantis Nymph

This is a flower mantis nymph, my guess would be 2nd instar.

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

Creobroter gemmatus - Jeweled Flower Mantis Nymph This is a flower mantis nymph, my guess would be 3rd instar. The coloring is so different to the adults. Probably to do with where it spends its early development, amongst the woodwork of the bushes, picking off insects of a size that it can manage.<br /> <br /> Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/38741/mantis_baby_2882.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/38739/creobroter_gemmatus_-_jeweled_flower_mantis.html Bandung,Creobroter gemmatus,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Jeweled flower mantis,Summer,West Java,flower mantis,jewelled flower mantis,mantis,nymph

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The Jeweled Flower Mantis

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

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Similar species: Mantises
Species identified by Vodkaman
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Uploaded May 10, 2016. Captured Jul 11, 2012 14:15 in Jl. Lavender No.8, Ciwaruga, Parongpong, Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Jawa Barat, Indonesia.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/8.0
  • 10/1000s
  • ISO500
  • 105mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.