Creobroter gemmatus “Asian flower mantis” 6th - 7th instar

size 6th - 7th instar, around 1” or larger. Well started, great size! 

This incredible beautiful species of flower mantis prefer a humid environment. This wide spread Asian species is easy to keep and the smallest of the genus Creobroter. Like all mantis they should have a tall enclosure with perches to hang from when they molt. This species was described in 1869 by Swiss entomologist Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure.