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Ornate mantis

Gongylus gongylodes Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedinsects

The ornate mantis (Gongylus gongylodes) is a species in the family Empusidae, order Mantodea.

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Quick facts about the ornate mantis

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
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Where does the ornate mantis live?

Not recorded

Is the ornate mantis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ornate mantis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderMantodea
  5. familyEmpusidae
  6. genusGongylus
  7. SpeciesGongylus gongylodes Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Gongylus flabellicornis

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Indian rose mantisEnglish
  • Violin mantisEnglish
  • Wandering violin mantisEnglish
  • Wandelnde GeigeGerman
  • Mantis violínSpanish
  • vándorhegedűHungarian
  • バイオリンカマキリJapanese
  • Pentinuotasis šalmuotisLithuanian
  • ตั๊กแตนข้าวไวโอลินThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ornate mantis

Other species in the same genus Gongylus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ornate mantis?

The ornate mantis (Gongylus gongylodes) belongs to the family Empusidae in the order Mantodea.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ornate mantis (Gongylus gongylodes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-mantis

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“Ornate mantis (Gongylus gongylodes).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-mantis.

BibTeX
@misc{ornate_mantis_2026,
  title = {Ornate mantis (Gongylus gongylodes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-mantis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}