Another central Texas Mantis

[nirotorin]

Here's another one found in the same area as the first.







So what species is it?

 

[mantiseater]

Minor Ground mantis Male i think

 

[agent A]

yersiniops i think

 

[Extrememantid]

Lucky! Lol keep it. It's a ground mantid of some sort and I think it's a male?

 

[nirotorin]

It was released right away. Are they pretty rare, or what?

 

[Extrememantid]

Well if it's a Litaneutria minor than yes, I don't think anyone has them in culture.. And if it's a yersiniops.. Than sorta.. I dont think people really keep them.. I would love to have a ground mantid species.

 

[Rick]

Rare in culture but not rare overall. There is likely a good reason they are rare in culture. I've had them a time or two, neat mantids.

 

[Extrememantid]

Rare in culture but not rare overall. There is likely a good reason they are rare in culture. I've had them a time or two, neat mantids.

Do you know which one it is? L. Minor or yersiniops?

 

[Rick]

Do you know which one it is? L. Minor or yersiniops?

Definitely Litaneutria spp. Could be either L. minor or L. obscura. I have had both but can't recall the differences between them right now.

 

[Extrememantid]

Definitely Litaneutria spp. Could be either L. minor or L. obscura. I have had both but can't recall the differences between them right now.

Ok cool, i've only seen one in person. They are pretty fast lol

 

[hibiscusmile]

Nice, thanks for sharing, for being in America, we sure don't see a lot of mantis.

 

[nirotorin]

You're welcome! Just let me know when you guys are tired of identifying all my mantids.