Chinese mantis color

[Bugmankeith]

All I ever find are brown individuals with a green stripe on the wings, do they come in all brown and all green?

Found this on the Internet, it appears pink!

 

[LAME]

Tenodera Sinensis usually appears brown, green, or a combination of the two.

 

[Extrememantid]

There is the occasional weirdo with cool colours. Not common though

 

[Rick]

Yes, they are typically brown or green but they always have the green stripe on the wings. Males are often brownish-green. I tend to find one color dominates in a particular area.

 

[happy1892]

Found this on the Internet, it appears pink!

That guy (male) in the picture is a European mantis.

 

[mantiseater]

It is an adult male european mantis not chinese

 

[Ntsees]

Agree with both of the above posts. Check the coxa of it's forelegs. There should be an eye spot (or black spot in some individuals).

 

[happy1892]

But, yes, Chinese mantises do have a lot of pink coloration which is cool.

An adult female Chinese Mantis I've had in the past:

 

[Darkrai283]

I loved my female T. sinensis' colouration- a mixture of soft orange and light blue. First time I've had one with that colour in 10 years. <3

IMG_9545 by darkrai283, on Flickr

IMG_9664 by darkrai283, on Flickr

IMG_0003 by darkrai283, on Flickr

IMG_0233 by darkrai283, on Flickr

IMG_0965 by darkrai283, on Flickr

 

[CosbyArt]

I loved my female T. sinensis' colouration- a mixture of soft orange and light blue. First time I've had one with that colour in 10 years. <3

Definitely beautiful coloration on her, gorgeous. Too bad colors like that aren't common, that would make people love the more common mantids more - but I digress that is what made her special.

I love your boxer mantis "The Champ" on Flicker. Seems like a great fun personality. I'll have to see about getting me some sooner or later - all the photos of them I've been seeing on here have me starting a want list.