Pink Stagmomantis californica

[nirotorin]

Found this pink Stagmomantis californica yesterday. I've never seen one like it before. She even has pink eyes, and metallic pink wings. Thought you guys might like to see it.

 

[sally]

My Stagmo Calis are very normal color. That is so pretty. I wouldn't have known it to be a Stagmo cali

 

[Krissim Klaw]

I'm not sure if it is your lighting, but that looks brown to me.

 

[nirotorin]

It's the lighting. I tried using the flash, but it was too bright. I wasn't happy with any of the pictures I took, but these were among the least terrible. They don't fully do this mantis justice.

 

[Rick]

I've had a few in that color scheme before.

 

[agent A]

ive sen mottled gray nymphs but never p!nk before

 

[yen_saw]

Looks like S. limbata but I could be wrong. What is the hindwing color and do you see stripes on her dorsal part of abdomen?

 

[Ntsees]

I think its a limbata also.

 

[nirotorin]

I don't remember stripes, but I'll check the hindwings, and abdomen when I get home today. California mantis was just my best guess.

 

[MandellaMandy123]

Yeah, I'd say that's a limbata! I've had several with that color scheme. Let me go grab a pic.

Edit: Here are pictures of two of mine that had that color - both limbatas. It's my favorite color of all in a limbata.

~Wolfie

 

[agent A]

I WAS gonna say it may be limbata but I didn't want to be an @$$hole this time

 

[nirotorin]

Well you all seem sure enough for me. I guess no need to post hindwing pics. Looks almost exactly like that one. Thanks for posting your pics Wolfie.

 

[nirotorin]

Agent A don't worry about correcting me. I'm a novice for starters, and you were right.

I'm guessing most of us who use this forum find it very difficult not to correct others when they're wrong. At least when it comes to our creatures.

 

[nirotorin]

So what are the chances of her making an ooth, and will the offspring be pink as well?

 

[Extrememantid]

She will lay an ooth, mated or unmated.. The offspring will probably not be pink. sadly

 

[agent A]

Agent A don't worry about correcting me. I'm a novice for starters, and you were right.

I'm guessing most of us who use this forum find it very difficult not to correct others when they're wrong. At least when it comes to our creatures.

another feature setting limbata and californica apart is the upper liplimbata have a saphire upper lip while californica dont

wolfie has a great pic showing this

 

[nirotorin]

She will lay an ooth, mated or unmated.. The offspring will probably not be pink. sadly

She has the genes for it though right? If I bred her offspring wouldn't the chance for more pink increase?

 

[nirotorin]

She will lay an ooth, mated or unmated.. The offspring will probably not be pink. sadly

another feature setting limbata and californica apart is the upper lip

limbata have a saphire upper lip while californica dont

wolfie has a great pic showing this

another feature setting limbata and californica apart is the upper lip

limbata have a saphire upper lip while californica dont

wolfie has a great pic showing this

Thanks , I'll definitely be using that information in the future.

 

[yen_saw]

I WAS gonna say it may be limbata but I didn't want to be an @$$hole this time

Gez A, now you make me feel like one

So what are the chances of her making an ooth, and will the offspring be pink as well?

Mantis of Stagmomantis species can be of different colors depending on the surrounding and humidity. But based on my experience, once the mantis turn into darking color morph, it will not change back to green or lighter color, apart of the short moment after molting.