Back Hymenopus coronatus Byelorussian Орхидеева богомолка Bulgarian Hymenopus coronatus Catalan Hymenopus coronatus CEB Kudlanka korunková Czech Orchideenmantis German Hymenopus coronatus Spanish Orkidearukoilijasirkka Finnish Hymenopus coronatus French Hymenopus coronatus Galician
| Hymenopus coronatus | |
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| Sub-adult female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Hymenopodidae |
| Genus: | Hymenopus |
| Species: | H. coronatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hymenopus coronatus Olivier, 1792
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Hymenopus coronatus is a mantis from the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. It is known by various common names, including walking flower mantis, orchid-blossom mantis and (pink) orchid mantis. It is one of several species known as flower mantis, a reference to their unique physical form and behaviour, which often involves moving with a “swaying” motion, as if being “blown” in the breeze. Several species have evolved to mimic orchid flowers as a hunting and camouflaging strategy, “hiding” themselves in plain view and preying upon pollinating insects that visit the blooms. They are known to grab their prey with blinding speed.