Need Help Identifying My Pet Mantis Bender [HD Pictures]

Hello so I need help identifying my praying mantis.

I found Bender back in July and posted here in the introductions thread. (http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=30652&hl=)

Since I just found her in my yard I don't know what type of mantis she is.

People said I should post photos and you guys might be able to help me find out what type of mantis she is, but I wanted to wait until she had gotten a little bigger.

I think shes old enough now and I took some pictures.

I would appreciate any help. If you need more information from me, or more pictures I would be happy to provide you all with everything necessary.



Bender in her home.

In order to facilitate an ID we need to know where she was found. Appears to be a Stagmomantis sp.

i think its stagmomantis limbata

look at her upper lip

is there a torquiose line on it?

Stagmomantis sp., where you located?

Yeah, it's limbata. Try to get a male for her.

Your mantis is pretty! I found my mantises in my back yard also. My favorite one came right up to me and jumped on me! Its also a stagmomantis, a Carolina one

Looks like a Stagmomantis limbata to me. Here is a picture of a female limbata I had last year, Deirdre. You can see the blue on her lip. If your mantis has that, it is a limbata.