Need ID

[leviatan]

Hi,

I need ID of one of my species. I bought an ooth as "Sphodromantis aurea". Now I have 4 females and 2 males adult. And in other section people sais that they aren't S. aurea! So now I try to find out what is that species.

They are quite big. Females are like 8-9 cm long, males 7.5-8 cm long. They have 3 white spots on coxa. Two white spots on wings.

Some photos:















Any idea what they could be?

 

[jrh3]

Looks like S, Lineola to me.

 

[massaman]

or maybe virdis

 

[ismart]

I think i may have the same exact species? I was sent 5 from Frey back in December. I was told they were either a Sphodromantis sp. Or Alalomantis? She did not know? I have 4 females, and one male. All just molted to adult in the past few weeks. These guys grew very slowly. Were the nymphs black at L1? I will post some pics later for comparison.

 

[SilentDeviL]

Hmm.... they kinda look like Hierodula bipapilla but bigger ....... Hierodula bipapilla also have 3 yellow spots on coxa

 

[Schloaty]

Those single spots and nice green color scream lineola to me.

 

[leviatan]

anyone more?

 

[Rick]

Doesn't aurea have black spots on the inside of the raptorial femur?

 

[Morpheus uk]

We covered it here. I think its deffiniately a Sphrodomantis viridis. Every part of yours looks just like mine and other S.viridis i've seen.