peacock: sex=coloration?

[bigfruits]

are both the male and female peacock mantis' the same color or does one have more colors than the other?
also what is the scientific name for these animals?

thanks in advance
-z

 

[Pea-brain]

Odontodactylus scyllarus, There is only 1 color diff. between males and females, but you probly wouldnt notice it.

 

[DanInSD]

Although "the" coloration difference is obscure (I'll leave the task of digging through this forum to find it as an exercise), there are marked trends. Females tend to be more "olive" green, while males tend to be more "bright" green. In my (very) limited experience, most of the "rust-colored" peacocks I've seen were female.

The simple answer to your question is "no", there is not marked chromatic sexual dimorphism in this species.