Rhombodera kirbyi

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Rhombodera kirbyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Subfamily: Hierodulinae
Tribe: Hierodulini
Genus: Rhombodera
Species:
R. kirbyi
Binomial name
Rhombodera kirbyi
Beier, 1952
Synonyms
  • Rhombodera saussuriiKirby, 1904

Rhombodera kirbyi is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in Timor, giving it its common name of the Timor Shield Mantis. [1] [2] [3]

The kirbyi is a large species of mantis with the female reaching up to 10 cm with the male slightly smaller at 8-8.5 cm. It is found in different morphs ranging from a very pale green to a dark brown colour. The kirbyi is also sometimes kept as a pet do to low requirements.


 Diet: while  young nymphs will feed on small insects the more molts they go through their diet will change  large juveniles or adults are able to consume small vertebrates


Sexual dimorphism: while males will have 7-8 segments on their abdomen females will only posses 6 . also females are significantly more massive and slightly longer than males.

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References

  1. ↑ "Rhombodera kirbyi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  2. ↑ Otte, Daniel; Spearman, Lauren; Stiewe, Martin B. D. (2019). "species Rhombodera kirbyi Beier, 1952". Mantodea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  3. ↑ Patel, Shveta; Singh, Rajendra (2016). "Updated Checklist and Distribution of Mantidae (Mantodea : Insecta) of the World". International Journal of Research Studies in Zoology. 2 (4).


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