Inkie14 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hello! Can someone help me identify what species of mantis each of these are? I know the genders, just need to know the species. Pictures: http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j459/Inkie14/Mantis3.jpg---Adult Male, probably European Mantis? Unique coloration! http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j459/Inkie14/Mantis2.jpg---Adult Female, very bright green. http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j459/Inkie14/Mantis.jpg---Adult Female, she's got significant molting damage. Would like to know species though. http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j459/Inkie14/MantisNymph.jpg---Greenish brownish nymph. Probably same species as adult green female? http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j459/Inkie14/Mantis4.jpg---Adult Male with green stripe on wings. All individuals were caught in the wild in Sacramento, California. Thank you thank you thank you for any and all help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 First is adult male M. religiosa. (I think that color is normal..) Second S. limbata. Third S. limbata Fourth also seems to be S. limbata sub-adult male. Fifth one is S. limbata adult male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkie14 Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 Wow, really? The last 4 are all the same species? That's crazy! They all look so different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Yeah, I think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkie14 Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 How can you tell from the picture that the nymph is a male? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 How can you tell from the picture that the nymph is a male? I cannot explain too well. He is slender in body type but other species have slender females. His antennae are slightly thick I think. His pronotum has a lot of curve, but females of other species might have this. The size and shape of his wing-buds. His abdomen tip is male like. He matches in looks the sub-adult males of S. limbata. The S. limbata adult males have that green stripe on each side of the wings while adult males of S. californica and S. carolina do not. S. limbata females have a "blue lip" while the other two species do not. S. carolina is possibly introduced in your area. Also can you keep a look out for Miomantis caffra? A person on mantidoforum.net in southern part of California found an adult female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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