The adult mantis can be seen from September to late November. It's common in gardens, parks, in shrubs along rivers etc. The brownish coloring makes it hard to be detected. After the mating the female lays an egg-parcel on twigs or on the bark of trees. After hibernating the next generation of mantis emerges in late May or early July the next year. The egg-parcel is very conspicuous after the trees drop the foliage.
The mantis is about 4.5 cm in length, 2.5 cm for the abdomen, 1.5 cm for the long narrow prothorax. 0.5 cm for the head. On he left and right margin of the prothorax are minuscule spins. Bronish tegmina covering the entire hindwing. The hindwings are redish brown between costa and subcosta, the large dark brown anal area is membranous and folds fan-like. The mantis is not a particularly apt flyer but might use its wings under pressing circumstances.
Strongly spined raptorial front legs with dark patches on the inside.
Statilia maculata, common name Asian jumping mantis or "小蟷螂", ko-kamakiri (Japanese meaning "small mantis") or "좀사마귀", joem-sa-ma-gui (Korean meaning "small mantis"), is a species of mantis native to Asia that can be found in Romania, China and Japan and Korea and Sri Lanka.[1]
Males: 40–80 mm in length as adult Females: 45–58 mm in length as adult[2]
Adult female
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Asian jumping mantis at night, in West Bengal, India.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Statilia maculata, common name Asian jumping mantis or "小蟷螂", ko-kamakiri (Japanese meaning "small mantis") or "좀사마귀", joem-sa-ma-gui (Korean meaning "small mantis"), is a species of mantis native to Asia that can be found in Romania, China and Japan and Korea and Sri Lanka.
