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i will do if i can get close enough! it seems there is a little conflicting info out there on the 'ol WWW as far as identifying the species for the novice ! thank you for the tips!

Well i would but the male got eaten by a big green female either limbada or californica and the female i haven't seen in the garden for a while..when I've looked at the different green females and the brownish Mottled one with colorful bands i haven't seen any blue on upper lips..want to say...

I think the flash distorted colours because to my uneducated eye she doesn't look like any picture i've seen of 'Limbata' ...she has blue-ish purple bands along with dapple black on grey-brown camouflage haha There are several large green female 'Limbata' or ' Californicas' around the back...

Im sure you are right ! The female is colourful in certain lights w/ purplish- blue like bands along with black and brownish Camouflage that i assumed it was a Californica ...i guess each species has several looks? I bought a pair of juvenile Chinese Mantids and they were all beige - brown ...

in the neglected Basil ,beside the Cucumber forest there lived as friendly ,large female who likes flies from my tweezers sometimes..this morning she had company..thought she was French for sec!

here is the very pretty , colorful female stigomantis californica ive been hand feeding in my neglected basil plants with Two way smaller males on her back! one's been coupled with her for at least 12 hrs. and last time i checked the smallest male had either gone for smokes (sry! i'll leave...

I thought it was a large female Stagomantis Californica? Thank you for your input! These are taken with iPad sry! but ill download camera shots where you can really see size of abdomen

Im sry i posted this ramble twice! It's late, hope you had great Labour Day! Cheers

Hello there! I'm new to the forum so thnx! It's the strangest, coolest thing but this summer in Burbank i have never seen so many Mantids! my Raised bed garden is like a Mantis magnet! There are at least two BIG females,one green, one camouflaged with black, purple brownish mottling etc. That...