Amantis nawai is a small species of praying mantis native to eastern Asia.

It is found in China, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan;[1] in Japan on Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa,[2] and South Korea.

[3] They are found on the forest floor and low trees, where they eat insects such as ants.

[2] Often found around Machilus thunbergii and Castanopsis sieboldii, and other lush vegetation shaded by broadleaf evergreen trees and large rocks.

Oothecae are found on rocks and tree bark.