Stagmomantis theophila Male final moult

[Searsy]

I was lucky enough to see my male Stagmomantis Theophila during his final moult...

Here he is only hours before...

The I see this happen...

 

[Searsy]

 

[SilentDeviL]

Congrats ~~~!!!

 

[brancsikia339]

Wow! Beautiful!

 

[Rick]

Somebody import these.

 

[Mime454]

I like the wings!

 

[Mime454]

Somebody import these.

To where are they native?

 

[gripen]

To where are they native?

South America. There is an article with exact details in one of the UKMF newsletters.

 

[yen_saw]

Congrats Searsy! Do you have a female for him?

Somebody import these.

+1

South America. There is an article with exact details in one of the UKMF newsletters.

and also Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama).

 

[Searsy]

I do have a female but waiting for her to catch up. Hoped she would have moulted by now as she looks imminent. Male moulted 2 days ago. I'll put a pic of my girl up...

 

[Searsy]

My female.

This pic is nearly two weeks old...

 

[Rick]

Look at the spine protrusions on the coxa. Very cool.

 

[yen_saw]

:clap: All the best to her final molt and breeding too.

 

[agent A]

send them to rick the stagmomaster and he can breed them

thats how my cali got mated

@rick when r u gonna send out the ooths? after bugfest??

 

[Searsy]

I couldn't ship USA to uk: its prob impossible but even if not i feel bad enough with national posting of live animals! But, what's the law with sending an ooth?

 

[agent A]

oh i didnt know u were in the UK lol

 

[hierodula]

WOW! THey look huge. And really vivd colors on the male! How big are they?

 

[OctoberRainne]

What an awesome species,hadn't seen much of them before so thanxx for posting

 

[Searsy]

Male is 5.8cm adult and female is 7cm sub adult.