| Hymenopodidae | |
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| Adult female Hymenopus coronatus | |
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| Adult female Hestiasula brunneriana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Cohort: | Polyneoptera |
| Superorder: | Dictyoptera |
| Order: | Mantodea |
| Family: | Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1927 |
| Subfamilies | |
Hymenopodidae is a family of the order Mantodea (mantises), which contains six subfamilies. Some of the species in this family mimic flowers and are found camouflaged among them; these are called flower mantises. Their coloration is aggressive mimicry, luring prey to approach close enough to be seized and eaten.