Hierodula patellifera

Hierodula patellifera, commonly known as giant Asian mantis, Asian mantis, Indochina mantis and Harabiro Mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae. They are found in Malaysia, Hawaii, India, Nepal, Italy , Indonesia , Korean Peninsula, Philippines, New Guinea, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Japan . H. patellifera lives in trees and in grasslands at the edges of forests.