Wahlberg's Velvet Mantis vs Borneo Stick Mantis

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Wahlberg's Velvet Mantis Borneo Stick Mantis
Scientific Name Ameles decolor Toxodera integrifolia
Order Mantodea Mantodea
Family Mantidae Toxoderidae
Size 20-30mm 80-110 mm
Habitat Indoors Forests
Diet Predators Herbivores
Regions Europe Borneo
Conservation Least Concern Data Deficient

Wahlberg's Velvet Mantis

A small ground-dwelling mantis from the Mediterranean. Females are wingless and brachypterous while males fly readily.

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Did You Know?

One of the few European mantis species where the female has completely lost the ability to fly.

Borneo Stick Mantis

A large stick mantis endemic to Borneo with leaf-like wing expansions. Its wings resemble dried leaves and add to its twig-and-leaf disguise.

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Did You Know?

Its leaf-like wing expansions are wider than those of any other Toxodera species.