Orchid Mantis Pet Cost. The orchid mantis is one of the world s most beautiful and recognisable praying mantids. Famed for their unique flower like appearance the adult mantids vary in colour between a pure white through to rich pinks and purples.
They are in such high demand that when there is a hatch of orchids they are not around for long. White bodies often with pink highlights lobed legs and a small horn above their pointy pink striped white eyes this species is distinguishable from all other mantises but then indistinguishable from the orchids and other flowers they may. On ebay there was a handful of buy it now listings at the time of this writing.
The costs will depend on the species seller and how man you re purchasing at once.
The costs will depend on the species seller and how man you re purchasing at once. Orchid mantis or hymenopus coronatus is a beautiful pink and white mantis with lobes on its legs that look like flower pentals although this species does not live on orchids it does look remarkably well like a flower or orchid. They are in such high demand that when there is a hatch of orchids they are not around for long. The orchid mantis is one of the world s most beautiful and recognisable praying mantids.
