Litaneutria minor

[Bug]

Has the minor/agile ground mantis (Litaneutria minor) ever successfully been kept in captivity?

 

[bobericc]

Yen is the only one i know that has been successful. The hard part of keeping litaneutria is feeding in its early instars, they are about the same size as drosophilia meloganaster at l1. They have quite an appetite and dont favor springtails as much as you'd hope.. im sure its younger instars could probably knock out fungus gnats though.

 

[dmina]

They are cool.. Are you planning on breeding them?

 

[Bug]

Not anytime soon but I was just curious... They are the only mantis native to my country, however they live quite a few provinces over.

 

[TheBeesKnees]

I read somewhere that they're an endangered species in Canada, but BC has no protection laws for this kinda thing, so *shrug* They're also apparently quite numerous in the states, anyways :> You may be able to find a breeder who still has them in culture, because I feel like you might have a heck of a time finding one in the Canadian wilds...

 

[SkittishMale]

They are native to southern British Columbia. I believe they can only be found in the Okanagan Valley which is a desert-like habitat. So as funny as it sounds, the only mantis native to Canada is a desert species.

I have not yet found them in captivity but if I do, I really want to get my hands on some. Some of their behaviour and habits are quite different from many other species of mantis.

 

[dmina]

Tell us more...

 

[Extrememantid]

Yep they are native here.. I live in Kelowna (Central Okanagan). They are found more at the southern tip end near the border. And are nearly impossible to find. I've seen one but I didn't manage to catch it. I've found an odd ooth that I thought was from the species but it never hatched :/

 

[Extrememantid]

Next season I would like to attempt to find them.. Along with Paruroctonus Boreus (Northern scorpion). I find Mantis religiosa quite often.