Identify?

[Omen414]

Well there must be a problem. Im trying to upload an image so you guys can identify my mantis and make sure Im correct but of the 500k image space 426.07k is used up by....nothing...so i cant upload the image unless i make it really really small and thats no good...so I dont know what to do.

 

[bassist]

Host it on another website such as photobucket and copy the img code.

 

[Omen414]

http://s583.photobucket.com/albums/ss278/O...rrent=Manti.jpg

There is my mantis

 

[Emile.Wilson]

http://s583.photobucket.com/albums/ss278/O...rrent=Manti.jpgThere is my mantis

 

[hibiscusmile]

a budwing?

 

[Omen414]

There, better pictures I believe. So can anyone tell me what this mantis is?

 

[Katnapper]

Looks like a female Parasphendale agrionina (Budwing) to me also, Omen. The lighter colored "underbelly" and upturned abdomen are two features that really say "Budwing!" to me, lol. In your first pic you can barely see the orange banding on the raptorial forelegs also. Looks like she might have 2 more molts to adult? In your second pic, I almost think I see the "budwings" (no pun intended!)... but not really in the other two. So maybe next molt she'll get her budwings, and the one after that... true wings (even if they are short and cute!). This species female is so pretty!

 

[yen_saw]

Looks like Asian giant mantis (Hierodula sp. maybe membranacea) nymph to me.

 

[Omen414]

meeerr im so confuuusseddd! this was maybe L4 to L5 I think hes on L6 now....maybe...not sure I lost count at L2

 

[Rick]

Looks like Asian giant mantis (Hierodula sp. maybe membranacea) nymph to me.

This is what I was thinking.

That's not an L6, maybe L3 or 4.

 

[Katnapper]

You'll have to update and post another pic when she molts again, Omen... Maybe it will be clearer which species you have then.

 

[Omen414]

This is what I was thinking. That's not an L6, maybe L3 or 4.

No its not L6...its L4 i believe but at present hes L6 (these pics are sorta old)

 

[wuwu]

the stomach pattern looks like hierodula sp. to me too.

 

[yen_saw]

No its not L6...its L4 i believe but at present hes L6 (these pics are sorta old)

Do you have pic for L6?

 

[Omen414]

OK guys ive got the newest L6 photos...Heres one as a preview but theres 13 more on my photobucket (link will be provided)

also try

http://s583.photobucket.com/albums/ss278/Omen414/

Thanks abunch guys

-Darren

 

[Rick]

Not an L6.

 

[Omen414]

I geuss its L5 then

 

[revmdn]

Yen is correct, I think, looks like a Giant Asian.