✷2,400+ Species!!!✷

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✷ABOUT MANTISES✷

Step into the mythical world of praying mantises, where over 2,400 species showcase an astonishing array of forms, colors, and sizes!

Fossil records suggest that the earliest mantises appeared about 135 million years ago, during the early Cretaceous period. Over time, Mantises have evolved and diversified into the fascinating creatures we now know today, with thousands of species being found across the world.

These enigmatic creatures captivate with their incredible diversity. Some resemble delicate blossoms with slender, graceful limbs, while others stand out as robust, armor-clad figures. Adorned with intricate, leaf-like appendages, many species can disappear seamlessly into their surroundings, while others flaunt vibrant colors and complex patterns, becoming living works of art.

Masters of disguise, praying mantises blend effortlessly into leafy branches or blooming shrubs, embodying nature’s rhythms, magic and wonder.

Keeping a mantis as a pet offers a rare glimpse into their enchanting world.

Mythic Mantis personally invites you to experience this marvel up close—a mesmerizing and educational journey into the artistry of nature!

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HISTORY

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MYTHOLOGY

NORTH AMERICA

South America

Africa

Europe Asia

Australia

North America:

• Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)

• California Mantis (Stagmomantis californica)

• Arizona Unicorn Mantis (Pseudovates arizonae)

• Texas Unicorn Mantis (Phyllovates chlorophaea)

• Brunner’s Mantis (Brunneria borealis)

Central America:

• Tropical Shield Mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis)

• Honduran Leaf Mantis (Choeradodis stali)

• Costa Rican Leaf Mantis (Acanthops fuscifolia)

• Belizean Shield Mantis (Choeradodis rhomboidea)

Caribbean:

• Puerto Rican Mantis (Spinomantis portoricensis)

• Cuban Bark Mantis (Gonatista gratiosa)

• Jamaican Mantis (Stagmomantis jamaicensis)

• Haitian Bark Mantis (Gonatista gratiosa)

• Dominican Mantis (Liturgusa dominica)

• Grenadian Mantis (Liturgusa krattorum)

• Trinidadian Mantis (Callimantis antillarum)

• Antiguan Mantis (Gonatista grisea)

• Barbadian Mantis (Gonatista jaiba)

• St. Lucian Mantis (Gonatista grisea)

South America:

• South American Dead Leaf Mantis (Acanthops falcata)

• Amazonian Mantis (Metrioptera amazonica)

• Boxer Mantis (Oxyopsis gracilis)

• Argentinian Stick Mantis (Thespia elongata)

• Peruvian Stick Mantis (Oxyopsis media)

• Chilean Mantis (Thesprotia graminis)

• Venezuelan Mantis (Thesprotia macilenta)

Africa:

• Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii)

• Giant African Mantis (Sphodromantis viridis)

• Devil’s Flower Mantis (Idolomantis diabolica)

• Congo Green Mantis (Sphodromantis gastrica)

• Nigerian Flower Mantis (Chloroharpax modesta)

• Kenyan Flower Mantis (Cilnia humeralis)

• Egyptian Mantis (Miomantis paykullii)

• Tanzanian Blue Mantis (Euchomenella heteroptera)

• Ugandan Flower Mantis (Chloroharpax modesta)

• Ethiopian Flower Mantis (Heterochaeta orientalis)

• Rwandan Mantis (Miomantis aurea)

• Mozambican Mantis (Tarachodes zebrinus)

Europe:

• European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)

• Empusa Mantis (Empusa pennata)

• Iris Mantis (Iris oratoria)

• European Stick Mantis (Bacillus rossius)

• Italian Mantis (Mantis italica)

• Mediterranean Mantis (Iris oratoria)

• Austrian Mantis (Ameles spallanzania)

• Portuguese Mantis (Mantis iberica)

• Swedish Mantis (Ameles decolor)

• Danish Mantis (Ameles fasciipennis)

• Norwegian Mantis (Ameles spallanziana)

• Belgian Mantis (Ameles picteti)

• Swiss Mantis (Ameles assoi)

• Finnish Mantis (Ameles heldreichi)

• Icelandic Mantis (Ameles limbata)

Asia:

• Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)

• Japanese Mantis (Tenodera aridifolia)

• Giant Asian Mantis (Hierodula membranacea)

• Indian Flower Mantis (Creobroter pictipennis)

• Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus)

• Malaysian Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus)

• Vietnamese Moss Mantis (Theopropus elegans)

• Giant Thai Mantis (Hierodula vitreo)

• Burmese Mantis (Statilia maculata)

• Sri Lankan Dead Leaf Mantis (Deroplatys desiccata)

• Nepalese Shield Mantis (Rhombodera megaera)

• Singaporean Flower Mantis (Creobroter gemmatus)

• Philippine Flower Mantis (Euchomenella heteroptera)

Australia:

• Australian Green Mantis (Orthodera ministralis)

• Australian Stick Mantis (Archimantis latistylus)