Pale Brown Ghost Mantis Female Nymph

This listing is for a PALE BROWN ghost mantis FEMALE. Size is approx 5th to 6th instar. Shade of brown is pale/tan. Currently feeding on house fly sized prey to blue bottles. $22 each

Phyllocrania paradoxa, a scientific name almost as cool as their worldwide common name “ghost mantis”. These are really a kind of flower mantis disguised as a deadleaf mantis. If that isn’t confusing enough, they blend all the traits of all other popular hobby mantises with their flanged legs, wide shield-like pronotum (behind their heads), crowned/crested heads, leafy flanging on either side of the abdomen and cryptic, dead leaf coloration.

They are renowned for being one of the only mantises that can be kept communally with little risk of cannibalization.

Our mantis care sheet is found in the links at the top of the site.

The video below showcases an adult brown female ghost mantis.