Rhombodera kirbyi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Mantidae |
Subfamily: | Hierodulinae |
Tribe: | Hierodulini |
Genus: | Rhombodera |
Species: | R. kirbyi
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Binomial name | |
Rhombodera kirbyi Beier, 1952
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Rhombodera kirbyi is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in Timor, giving it its common name of the Timor Shield Mantis. [1] [2] [3]
The kirbyi is a large species of mantis with the female reaching up to 10 cm with the male slightly smaller at 8-8.5 cm. It is found in different morphs ranging from a very pale green to a dark brown colour.