Italian mantis...help whit id this mantid

[butlittlegood]

Hi, what is this?Male or female?And which species?I have captured this in the morning in Italy..

thank!

Alessandro

 

[Rick]

It is female but I am not sure what species.

 

[butlittlegood]

oh...thank you!!I live in Italy...it's european species!

therefore is a young female...but of ususal the female that i have look is green and more large!!!! :shock:

 

[Pelle]

Iris sp. ?

 

[Morpheus uk]

Aint that a manti regilosa?

 

[Peter Clausen]

Looks like an Iris oratoria to me!

see my site http://bugsincyberspace.com/iris_oratoria.html

Definitely a female (6 abdominal segments, instead of the 8 present in males).

Peter Clausen

 

[butlittlegood]

Looks like an Iris oratoria to me!see my site http://bugsincyberspace.com/iris_oratoria.html

Definitely a female (6 abdominal segments, instead of the 8 present in males).

Peter Clausen

thank you Peter!!!!