Flower mantis (Creobroter sp.) from W-Java ?

Flower mantis (Creobroter sp.) from W-Java ?
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Image by gbohne
Flower mantis show an aggressive form of mimicry (Peckhamsche mimicry), as flower-visiting insects take them for flowers [1].
L.: 4-5cm (female)

Genus: Creobroter SERVILLE, 1839 [2], (Flower mantis, Blütenmantis)
Tribus: Hymenopodini
Subfamily: Hymenopodinae
Family: Hymenopodidae
Order: Mantodea (Fangschrecken)

Indonesia, W-Java, Tangerang: vic. Serpong (Kampung), 50m asl., 26.10.2010

[1] de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fangschrecken
[2] insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/In…
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100m 2.8 macro (list), 1/100s, f/16, ISO400, 0EV, ring-flash, mono-pod

(IMG_6206)

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