Amantis nawai is a small species of praying mantis native to eastern Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Gonypetidae |
| Genus: | Amantis |
| Species: | A. nawai
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| Binomial name | |
| Amantis nawai Shiraki, 1908
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Description edit
- Females: 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in), micropterous
- Males: 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in) in length, micropterous or macropterous
Distribution edit
It is found in China, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan;[1] in Japan on Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa,[2] and South Korea.[3]
Habitat edit
They are found on the forest floor and low trees, where they eat insects such as ants.[2] Often found around Machilus thunbergii and Castanopsis sieboldii, and other lush vegetation shaded by broadleaf evergreen trees and large rocks.
Oothecae are found on rocks and tree bark.
References edit
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