Deroplatys desiccata

Deroplatys desiccata
Adult female at Bristol Zoo, 2007
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Deroplatyidae
Genus: Deroplatys
Species:
D. desiccata
Binomial name
Deroplatys desiccata
Westwood, 1839
Synonyms
  • Deroplatys arida (Westwood, 1845)
  • Deroplatys desiccata (Beier, 1935)
  • Deroplatys palliata (de Haan, 1842)

Deroplatys desiccata, known by the common name giant dead leaf mantis, is a praying mantis from Southeast Asia. This is the type species of genus Deroplatys.

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