Leptomantella lactea

[leviatan]

Leptomantella lactea, Saussure, 1870
female

DSCF0227 by leviatan.mantis, on Flickr
male

DSCF0208 by leviatan.mantis, on Flickr

 

[OctoberRainne]

Man that color is fantastic Thanxx for sharing

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Wow! Really like those!

 

[leviatan]

She already ate that male! ((

 

[gripen]

Very pretty mantis. Are these the same ones Yen was offering last year?

 

[leviatan]

Very pretty mantis. Are these the same ones Yen was offering last year?

Nope, got mine from China

 

[leviatan]

Leptomantella lactea by leviatan.mantis, on Flickr


Leptomantella lactea by leviatan.mantis, on Flickr

 

[wuwu]

very cool. i like their poses.

 

[melano]

Great !!!

 

[leviatan]

Great !!!

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Way cool, how big are they?

 

[leviatan]

4 cm with straight fore arms

 

[bobericc]

Very cool little grass mantis

Hope she lays many fertile ooths

 

[hibiscusmile]

Just lovely, pics make them look like they are 5 inches long!

 

[hibiscusmile]

Did you send me an ooth? I have a small mantis I can't id!!!

 

[leviatan]

Did you send me an ooth? I have a small mantis I can't id!!!

Hmm I think I do not send you this species, I had only 3 ooths for myself. Last time I sent you S. pretiosa (cryptic) and Psedempusa (peacock)

 

[leviatan]

Laying ooth


Letomantella lactea laying ooth by leviatan.mantis, on Flickr

covering ooth with wings


Letomantella lactea ooth by leviatan.mantis, on Flickr

 

[melano]

good girl :clover:

 

[Sticky]

She's sweet.