California Mantis?

[Danny.]

Got em' a few weeks ago as a tiny nymph! Since then it has gone thru two sheds, growing and eating like a champ haha...

Can anyone tell if it's a he or she?

Sorry for the bad pics <_<

 

[hibiscusmile]

how cute, baby wants outta the playpen!

 

[agent A]

Looks like a Sphodromantis

 

[mantid_mike]

male? maybe..

 

[Ntsees]

It looks like a Stagmomantis limbata. Did you catch it in L.A.?. As for male or female, count the number of abdominal segments when it gets bigger: 6 = female and 7 = male if I remember correctly.

 

[MantidLord]

I agree, definitely limbata

 

[MandellaMandy123]

I just had a similar nymph identified up here and it was limbata. I see you use critter totes too (in the last pic your mantid is on the lid of one.)

 

[Danny.]

It looks like a Stagmomantis limbata. Did you catch it in L.A.?. As for male or female, count the number of abdominal segments when it gets bigger: 6 = female and 7 = male if I remember correctly.

Yea caught him here, Thanks for the info

 

[Danny.]

I just had a similar nymph identified up here and it was limbata. I see you use critter totes too (in the last pic your mantid is on the lid of one.)

Yea used it up until the other day. I made a enclosure out of a ice cream container

 

[mantid_mike]

I think I have the same species. Caught him in Orange County but he's still too small for a good picture

 

[Sneaky123]

Looks like a stagmomantis limbata. I think it's a female. I have the same species.

Also, something really strange keeps happening to me with this species. The wings are transparent green and have no color. I'll get a pic on here

 

[Sneaky123]

http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=2306

Tell me if this happens to you

 

[MantidLord]

That's fairly common in a recently molted mantis, but I don't know about a mantis that's been an adult for a over a week. I thought their wings were lime green?