Harpagomantis tricolor

[yen_saw]

Nice Nik! Waiting for a few subadult females to mature.

 

[agent A]

yen, it's funny, u r waiting for females to mature with these guys

im waiting for my male pseudoharpax to mature, the other female is preparing to molt while the male is still not ready

r harpagomantis smaller than pseudoharpax?

 

[psyconiko]

I also have Pseudoharpax and they are very similar in size and appearance.But Harpagomantis may be a little bit bigger than Pseudoharpax.They are more cryptic with a mini double shield -like pronotum, a beautiful star shaped abdomen,some tiny hooks on articulations and a cute little face.

 

[agent A]

neato

 

[yen_saw]

....r harpagomantis smaller than pseudoharpax?

H. tricolor is slightly larger than P. virescens and female is more stout as Nik has mentioned. They look like the miniature version of P. wahlbergii.Few pics of my subadult female

and this morning the first adult female.... fresh from her final molt.

 

[agent A]

Yay finally!!!

 

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Awesome, I can't wait for mine to molt into adults.

 

[Idolofreak]

Now THAT is a nice mantis color pattern! :tt1:

 

[Colorcham427]

Sorry not for sale right now but check the ad.

These are from South Africa. Ootheca took about 4-5 months to hatch, and only one or two hatching out every other day for as few weeks. I have nymphs of all ages from subadult to hatchling because of this.

did you get these ooths from terrance? wish mine hatched! ######? sucks for me.

 

[yen_saw]

did you get these ooths from terrance? wish mine hatched! ######? sucks for me.

How long did you incubate the ooth? It needs a cool period of 45-50F for several months and another 3-4 months to hatch. Yes i traded ooth with him, if mine hatched it should hatch for you too.

 

[yen_saw]

:clap:

 

[lunarstorm]

Aww yeah! Congrats Yen!

 

[yen_saw]

Hey Thanks lunar

 

[gripen]

nice job! are you feeling better Yen?

 

[agent A]

I wish my pseudoharpax would do that lol

 

[yen_saw]

nice job! are you feeling better Yen?

I'm feeling better. Sorry i didn't see your reply earlier.Now the long wait......

 

[SilentDeviL]

Gratz Yen .

 

[itzjustjeff]

Stunning! What vibrant colors.

 

[lunarstorm]

Grats again Yen!

So if I understand this species' ooth timing properly, you expect that to hatch next ... May-June?

 

[yen_saw]

Thanks SilentDevil & itzjustjeff!

Grats again Yen!

So if I understand this species' ooth timing properly, you expect that to hatch next ... May-June?

Yes i am going to keep the ootheca cooler in this winter and warm it up by March April. Hopefully it will hatch. This batch is on different biological clock than its original breeding stock in South Africa.