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Orchid mantis
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Real-world info
Name: Hymenopus coronatus Family: Hymenopodidae - Mantids
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  ハナカマキリ  兰花螳螂  Mante orchidée  Mantis orquídea  Mantide orchidea  Орхидейный богомол  연꽃사마귀  蘭花螳螂  Mante orchidée  Mantis orquídea  Orchideenmantis  Orchidee-bidsprinkhaan

The orchid mantis is a bug in the Animal Crossing series. The orchid mantis first appeared in Animal Crossing: Wild World and has appeared in all subsequent games. When approached, the orchid mantis will raise its head in defense. If disturbed long enough, it flies away into the air with a buzzing noise. It is slightly similar to the mantis in appearance, and is found exclusively in dry weather.

In the games that the orchid mantis appears in, it is a rare bug that the player can encounter, and can be found on white flowers. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from spring to fall.

Catch details

In Wild World

#16

"I caught an orchid mantis! It hunts in flowers!"

Description	These pretty critters look like orchids, so it's difficult for predators to spot them.
Time of year	Aug – Nov
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times	8 AM to 4 PM (Sep – Nov)
Location	On flowers (white)
Bug size	35 mm
Selling price	2,400 Bells
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In City Folk

#17

"I caught an orchid mantis! I kid you not, man!"

Description	These critters look like orchids, so it's hard for predators to locate them.
Time of year	Apr – Nov
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On white flowers
Bug size	35 mm
Rarity	Rare
Selling price	2,400 Bells
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In New Leaf

#18

"I caught an orchid mantis! My eyes see all!"

Time of year	Apr – Nov All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On white flowers (can be found on Tortimer Island)
Size	25 mm
Rarity	Very rare
Selling price	2,400 Bells
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In New Horizons

#23

"I caught an orchid mantis! Our friendship is blooming!"

Time of year	North: Mar – Nov South: Sep – May
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Location	On white flowers
Weather	Any except rain
Spawn requirement	Catch 20 total bugs
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  2,400 Bells  Flick:  3,600 Bells
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Donating to the museum

Like other insects in the Animal Crossing series, the orchid mantis can be donated to the museum in both games, followed by Blathers giving a description.

In Wild World

Blathers speaks about the orchid mantis's camouflage:

"Ah, the orchid mantis fools other insects by looking like a flower, eh wot? Bugs approach for nectar... CHOMP! The mantis attacks! It shan't fool me, though! Just look at it! Can't you see the antennae twitching? Blech! Duplicitous wretch!"

It can be found on the white flower above the entrance to the bug exhibit.

In City Folk

The orchid mantis in the museum in City Folk

Blathers, the curator of the museum, talks of his own experiences with an orchid mantis:

"The orchid mantis has the awful habit of disguising itself as a flower in order to avoid its enemies. ...I say 'awful' because of how revolting it is to touch a flower and feel the belly of a mantis! Oh, it was so soft and vile! Blech! The memories! I try to suppress them, but they always come flooding back!"

The orchid mantis is found on the central white pansy, amongst the butterflies, on the lower tier of the insect room.

In New Leaf

Upon being donated, the orchid mantis can be found in the first room of the bug exhibit resting on white flowers placed right next to the entrance.

"Orchid mantises look like orchids and use them as camouflage for protection from predators. While this camouflage keeps them safe, it also helps them to surprise any prey that comes to the flowers. They are usually carnivorous, but they still eat the occasional banana to balance their vitamin intake."

In New Horizons

"The orchid mantis is a bug whose brilliant colors and petal-shaped limbs give it the look of a flower. This masterful mimicry allows it to hide from predators in among the orchids. But oh this fraudulent flower! It lures other insects in to drink its nectar...And makes a meal of them instead! Imagine! To behold a beautiful bud...only to discover it's a bug instead! A repulsive revelation indeed!"

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  Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information

Hymenopus coronatus, the orchid mantis, on an orchid

Found in the rainforests of South-East Asian islands such as Malaysia and Indonesia, the orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) is found primarily on orchids, a flower on which this species of mantis has evolved to replicate. Being primarily carnivorous, they eat most things that happen to pass by, their victims ignorant that they are even present, due to their camouflage. Prey includes lizards, bees, and butterflies. Orchid mantises have also been observed nibbling on bananas, likely to add vitamins to their diet.

As with other species of mantis, orchid mantises go into a frenzy when touched or lifted.

Names in other languages

	ハナカマキリ Hana kamakiri	Orchid mantis (lit. flower mantis)
	연꽃사마귀 Yeonkkotsamakwi	Lotus mantis
	兰花螳螂 Lánhuā tángláng	Orchid mantis
	蘭花螳螂 Unknown
	Орхидейный богомол Orkhideyniy bogomol	Orchid mantis
	Orchidee-bidsprinkhaan	Orchid mantis
	Orchideenmantis	Orchid Mantis
	Mantis orquídea	Orchid mantis
	Mante orchidée	Orchid mantis
	Mantide orchidea	Orchid mantis