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Spiny flower mantis

Pseudocreobotra ocellata (Beauvois, 1805)

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The spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra ocellata) is a species in the family Hymenopodidae, order Mantodea.

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Quick facts about the spiny flower mantis

Weight
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
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Conservation status
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Countries on record
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Where does the spiny flower mantis live?

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Is the spiny flower 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 spiny flower mantis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderMantodea
  5. familyHymenopodidae
  6. genusPseudocreobotra
  7. SpeciesPseudocreobotra ocellata (Beauvois, 1805)

Synonyms Empusa ocellata, Mantis ocellaria, Pseudocreobotra ocellaria, Pseudocreobotra ocellata

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • African flower mantisEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spiny flower mantis

Other species in the same genus Pseudocreobotra.

#9 mantis

Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spiny flower mantis?

The spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra ocellata) belongs to the family Hymenopodidae in the order Mantodea.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra ocellata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spiny-flower-mantis

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“Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra ocellata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spiny-flower-mantis.

BibTeX
@misc{spiny_flower_mantis_2026,
  title = {Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra ocellata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spiny-flower-mantis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}