📸 PhotoPhoto: Yasunori Koide · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Giant Asian mantis
Hierodula patellifera (Giant Asian mantis · ハラビロカマキリ)
Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 The female's maximum length of 85 mm is almost equal to the long side of a credit card (85.6 mm) (Comparison).
- 💡 It can be seen from August to October in low mountain grasslands and around houses (National List of Species of Korea).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The giant Asian mantis is a mostly green mantis that appears from August to October in low mountain grasslands and around human dwellings.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Body length is 45–65 mm in males and 55–85 mm in females. There are 3 distinct yellowish-white markings on the foreleg coxae and a white spot on the margin of the forewing.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It appears between August and October in low mountain grasslands and around houses. Rarely, brown-bodied individuals also occur.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
According to the National List of Species of Korea, it lives in central and southern Korea and can also be found in Japan, China, and Taiwan.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List: not evaluated (NE) — cross-checked with the Wikidata conservation-status entry
- • catalogueoflife.org — 3LVNG
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000020904 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000020904
- • wikidata.org — Q1063504
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Hierodula patellifera Egg DSCN1599.JPG
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Andy Wilson · CC0 1.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Tenodera sinensis)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.