Description
Oxyopsis peruviana (Peruvian Mantis)
Oxyopsis peruviana (Peruvian Mantis)
Being a new species in the hobby, 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.
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
Taxonomy reference: http://mantodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1184836
