- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Mantodea
- Family: Mantidae
- Sub Family:
- Genus: Hierodula
- Species: patellifera
Praying Mantis: Hierodula patellifera CB
Taxonomic Classification
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Care Sheet
Humidity: 60-70%
Temperature: Around 24 degrees
Substrate: Coco coir
Housing: A mesh top arboreal enclosure at least 4x the length of the animal
Spray the enclosure daily/every other day.
Younger animals feed once a week on 4x appropriate prey items, older animals feed once biweekly/every 10 days on 4x appropriate prey items.
Do not feed while moulting/freshly moulted
