My Unknown

[sueb4653]

This is my unknown, any ideas?

 

[agent A]

Sphodromantis probably

 

[brancsikia339]

looks like a mio to me. where'd u get it?

 

[sueb4653]

Mantis place

 

[agent A]

Mios r not that big lol

 

[happy1892]

Sphodromantis probably

Looks very different from a Sphodromantis in that angle. Looks more like a Stagmomantis in that angle. Sueb4693 where did you get this mantis and could you please take a few more pictures in different angles?

 

[brancsikia339]

Looks nothing like a sphodromantis to me. I think it is either:

miomantis payukalli

orthodera novaezealandae

Green morph of giant asian??

 

[sueb4653]

I have more pics to post but this thing says too big or not enough upload quota, how do you guys get around that I see lots more pics posted than I have

 

[sueb4653]

Here we go

but how do people get their big beautiful pics posted

 

[happy1892]

Looks nothing like a sphodromantis to me. I think it is either:

miomantis payukalli

orthodera novaezealandae

Green morph of giant asian??

He looks too different to be one one of those three.

Here we go

but how do people get their big beautiful pics posted

Oh, make a an account on weebly.com and then make a website then upload your pictures into that website then publish your website then go to your website's URL (that will take you to your website) then drag a picture you have there onto the website searching thing then copy the URL on the website searching thing and put it here so we can see it. The pictures you upload directly here are too small to see what kind of mantis it is. Your mantis looks like a Sphodromantis and I guess it is a Sphodromantis species but I cannot tell with much certainty because he looks different from a Sphodromantis maybe because the picture is too small.

 

[sueb4653]

sueb4653mantids.weebly.com

does this work?

 

[happy1892]

sueb4653mantids.weebly.com

does this work?

Thanks. He is not a Blue Flash and I do not think he is Sphodromantis lineola. Maybe he is Sphodromantis viridis because I have not seen many pictures of them at a young age. I think he is Hierodula multispina. Is he L2?

 

[happy1892]

Here is a picture of a Hierodula multisphina nymph. OctoberRainne took the picture. She says this mantis is L2 or L3 and I do not think it could be L2 so I am pretty sure it is L3.

And here is picture of yours.

 

[sueb4653]

No more like a L4 and about due to molt again

 

[happy1892]

No more like a L4 and about due to molt again

OK, I still think he is Hierodula multispina. Is he male or female? He has stripped legs and those white spots on the front legs which I do not think Sphodromantis species have but I could easily be wrong.

 

[sueb4653]

I don;t know male or female havent got that good yet. I know your supposed to count the abd sections right?

I count six starting at the back legs but there is also very 2 small sections at the end

 

[happy1892]

I don;t know male or female havent got that good yet. I know your supposed to count the abd sections right?

I count six starting at the back legs but there is also very 2 small sections at the end

Yes, you count the segments on the bottom and if you do count them count them carefully.Look at these.

L6 female Pnigomantis medioconstricta.





Male Pnigomantis medioconstricta nymph.



Sub-adult male Pnigomantis medioconstricta.



Oh, and it might be better if you put your pictures on photobucket.com.

 

[sueb4653]

So looking at this pic is it 6 or 7 segments?

 

[happy1892]

So looking at this pic is it 6 or 7 segments?

You are supposed to look at the segments on the bottom of the abdomen like in the pictures. If there are 6 then it is a female and if there are 8 it is a male. At L2 some or most or all mantids cannot be sexed this way and for Deroplatys nymphs they cannot be sexed this way at L1 to L3.