Sphodromantis or Religiosa?????

[ubb]

Hi guys i have a proble m with an ooth that i dont know certainly if it i from an sphodromantis virirdis or a mantis religiosa. the ooth has hatched but the nymphs are likely both species.

please if anybody have photos of the nymphs in L2 of both species, send that fotos to me!

regards

 

[Rick]

Post a pic of the ooth.

 

[ubb]

http://www.jangala-magazine.com/foro/index.php?topic=612.0

 

[Rick]

No pic at that link.

 

[Ian]

You will find that the Religiosa ootheca will be oval in shape, and be slightly pointed at one end. The Sphodromantis will be mainly round, and will not have a white grill like pattern down the front.

 

[ubb]

ok yes i know that but the nymphs are likely sphodromantis

 

[ubb]

see the nymphs in:

http://www.jangala-magazine.com/foro/index.php?topic=612.0

 

[Rick]

see the nymphs in:http://www.jangala-magazine.com/foro/index.php?topic=612.0

Like I said before, there are no pics at that link. A pic of the ooth will be the most helpful.

 

[ubb]

ok then.

you can see a video of a L2 nymph eating a L1 nymph of the same specie.

the problem is that i dont know if they are religiosa or s.viridis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKvAFTQ5W4U

 

[Rick]

ok then.you can see a video of a L2 nymph eating a L1 nymph of the same specie.

the problem is that i dont know if they are religiosa or s.viridis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKvAFTQ5W4U

no vid

 

[ubb]

wait for a minuts, you can´t see it because i´ve uploaded it just now.

try again in a few minuts

 

[OGIGA]

ok then.you can see a video of a L2 nymph eating a L1 nymph of the same specie.

the problem is that i dont know if they are religiosa or s.viridis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKvAFTQ5W4U

no vid

I see the video. It's still hard to tell what it is though.

 

[ubb]

Yes but the big size (1,5 cm) of that l2 is too much for a religiosa I think...

 

[Borya]

I think it is M.religiosa, because of white margin on the back of it's head.

 

[Rick]

Does look like religiosa since I have some that size right now.