Kyushu Island Mantis

[Mushi]

My latest trip to Japan was this past October and November to visit family. We were site seeing on the island of Kyushu. I was eating a snack and went to throw away the empty bag. I looked down in the trash bin and found that a Mantis had fallen in. I went ahead and rescued it and placed it in a nearby bush. A butterfly cocoon was also in the bush as well. I didn't notice it until after I snapped the picture. Anyways, anybody know what kind of Mantis this is? It was about 4-5 inches in length. I remember the Mantis that I caught as a boy being green. Do they change color with the seasons?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2166/230279...29eec3d.jpg?v=0

 

[Christian]

Hi.

The mantis belongs to the genus Statilia, there is some likelihood that it is S. maculata. The butterfly cocoon is no cocoon but a hawk moth larva (Sphingidae).

Greetings,

Christian

 

[Rick]

Looks like she just laid an ooth. It appears there is some of the foam on her abdomen.