title: Pseudocreobotra
text: # Pseudocreobotra
  
  Pseudocreobotra is a genus of Sub-Saharan flower mantises. They are visually similar to Creobroter species of Asia, but belong to different subfamilies. Their forewings have prominent spiralled eyespots, which are flashed in a silent deimatic display, to startle would-be predators. The nymphs however, expand the raised abdomen in response to threats, to reveal a single dorsal eyespot. The species are easily reared in captivity.
  
  ## Species
  
  The species include:
  
  * Pseudocreobotra amarae Rehn, 1901
  * Pseudocreobotra ocellata Beauvois, 1805
  * Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi Stål, 1871
  