Description
Oxyopsis peruviana – Peruvian Mantis
Oxyopsis peruviana – Peruvian Mantis is a new species in the hobby thus information is still sparse.
This is a South American mantis, found predominantly in Peru, and surrounding areas.
Such an eloquent and beautiful species, this leaf mantis comes in a variety of colours, from green/yellow, to brown/orange. A good ‘starter’ species, as it is very forgiving with regards to required temperatures, and humidity.
Mantodea Species Taxonomy reference
subfamily Stagmatopterinae
tribe Stagmatopterini
genus Oxyopsis Caudell, 1904
species Oxyopsis peruviana Terra, 1995
urn:lsid:Mantodea.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:1165
- Ecology:
- Terrestrial.
- Specimen records are available.
- Citations:
- Chopard. 1916. Annls Soc. ent. Fr. 85:182
- Terra. 1995. Revta bras. Ent. 39(1):66 >> Note: Peru
- Type specimen information:
- Type locality:
- Kind of type: unspecified primary type
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