Erosion Dead Leaf Mantis vs Japanese Eosentomid

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Erosion Dead Leaf Mantis	Japanese Eosentomid
Scientific Name	Acanthops erosula	Eosentomon sakura
Order	Mantodea	Protura
Family	Acanthopidae	Eosentomidae
Size	30-42 mm	0.7-1.5 mm
Habitat	Forests	Forests
Diet	Wood Feeders	Fungus Feeders
Regions	French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil	Asia
Conservation	Least Concern	Not Evaluated

Erosion Dead Leaf Mantis

A small dead leaf mantis with eroded-looking wing edges from the forests of the Guiana Shield. Its ragged outline mimics a partially decomposed leaf.

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Its wing margins look as if they have been chewed by caterpillars, adding to the dead leaf illusion.

A tiny proturan found in the soils of Japanese temperate forests. It possesses functional spiracles unlike acerentomid proturans.

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Eosentomids have a tracheal system for breathing, while acerentomids breathe entirely through their thin cuticle.