Can someone ID this species for me?

Just a normal day of watering the plants and I spot this mantis taking a shower, any clue which species this is? Found in Northern California.

I plan on caring for it in the Terrarium in the photo, don't worry, I'm still preparing it (may be "a little" overkill).
Sorry I couldn't really take great pictures at the time; bad lighting and angles, but the mantis has some small black spiral on it's wings and no markings on inner front legs, maybe that'll help a little. 

I've never cared for an adult before, so some tips, or redirections would be nice too. Once the species is known, I'll do additional research

Thanks, appreciate it. 

Syndragy said:

Just a normal day of watering the plants and I spot this mantis taking a shower, any clue which species this is? Found in Northern California.

I plan on caring for it in the Terrarium in the photo, don't worry, I'm still preparing it (may be "a little" overkill).
Sorry I couldn't really take great pictures at the time; bad lighting and angles, but the mantis has some small black spiral on it's wings and no markings on inner front legs, maybe that'll help a little. 

I've never cared for an adult before, so some tips, or redirections would be nice too. Once the species is known, I'll do additional research

Thanks, appreciate it. 

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That looks like a male European mantis. Scientific name: mantis religiosa

I highly doubt that this is a Mantis religiosa. I'm pretty sure that this is a male Iris oratoria judging that the wings don't cover up the entire abdomen and also the stripes on the wings. Although it could be a male Stagmomantis californica because of the black stripes on the top of the abdomen, but I'm pretty sure that those are just some sort of injury.

Iris oratoria, male

“Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada”

https://www.researchgate.net/project/Praying-Mantises-of-the-United-States-and-Canada

Yeah now that I have seen some pictures of an iris oratoria male it does seem a lot more like one of those. Sorry for the mistake, I expected males of those to look a lot different.

I think that enclosure is WAY too small. 

bugboymark said:

I think that enclosure is WAY too small. 

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I’m hoping that was sarcasm ?