Just found a stagmo male

[CoolMantid]

Gorgeous green with yellow and white hindwings. Wat species do you suspect it is? Pics will come!

 

[Mime454]

Californica or Limbata

 

[CoolMantid]

Yea one of those. I think limbata.

 

[yen_saw]

Believed the californica male's hindwings are not white/yellow.

 

[Golden State Vivs]

I too have what I believe to be a S limbata. I think the best method to differentiating between S limbata and S californica is on the forelimbs. S californica has forelimbs with black and orange/tannish spotting on the inside of the limb, S limbata does not. This is just what I found from my browsing the forums (and using the search feature).

Someone with more experience identifying California natives please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[yen_saw]

The method for me is to look for black stripes on the dorsal part of abdomen, indicating S. californica. None of the native Stagmomantis spp has this trait.

 

[CoolMantid]

Ill check