Pseudocreobotra

Pseudocreobotra is a genus of Sub-Saharan flower mantises. They are visually similar to Creobroter species of Asia,^[1] but belong to different subfamilies. Their forewings have prominent spiralled eyespots, which are flashed in a silent deimatic display, to startle would-be predators. The nymphs however, expand the raised abdomen in response to threats, to reveal a single dorsal eyespot.^[2] The species are easily reared in captivity.

Pseudocreobotra
P. wahlbergi adult
P. wahlbergi nymph
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Hymenopodidae
Subfamily:	Hymenopodinae
Tribe:	Hymenopodini
Subtribe:	Pseudocreobotrina
Genus:	Pseudocreobotra Saussure, 1870
Synonyms
Theomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915

Species

The species include:^[3]

• Pseudocreobotra amarae Rehn, 1901
• Pseudocreobotra ocellata Beauvois, 1805
• Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871

See also

• List of mantis genera and species
• Flower mantis