21005-22703 Orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) adult female on flowers of pink creeper. This is the most beautiful of the flower mantids, characterized by brilliant coloring and a semi-opalescent appearance, that perfectly mimics the petals of the orchid flower. Cibadak, West Java *
21005-24506 Giant Malaysian leaf insect (Pulchriphyllium giganteum) female resting on leaf. These giant phasmids have a leaf-like appearance. No males are known to exist. Females have large leathery forewings (tegmina) that lie edge to edge on the abdomen and resemble, in their vein pattern, the midrib and veins in a leaf, however the insects are flightless and the hindwings have no function. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *
21005-22713 Giant dead leaf mantis (Deroplatys dessicata) adult female amongst leaf litter. This mantis inhabits scrubland and forests in Indonesia and Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *
