Swollen Wingbuds? Adult Ghost and more!!!

[CoolMantid]

My Adult Ghost Female. I love her to pieces!

This is my H. majuscula male. He has refused food for a week and I need to know if he is going to molt

Here are his wingbuds

Some may know that I had an unknown Stagmomantis species hatch. Here are some nymphs and my enclosure

Here is the ooth. Can you identify the exact species?

Some io moth pupae (Not quite amazing)

My H. membracea baby who injured his left raptorial arm during molting but he still eats with one hand

Here is a Gulf fritilary caterpillar that is going to pupate

 

[Davedood]

H. majuscula for sure ready to molt.

 

[nicoledougherty]

Nice pictures! I like your Ghost. She's sweet

 

[sinensispsyched]

Majuscula is quite ready to molt.

Nice ghost! I can't wait until mine are that big!

 

[agent A]

stagmos are limbate, deffo

my pseudoharpax wingbuds were like that for like a week before molting

btw wat do golf fritilaries eat? i want some

 

[CoolMantid]

stagmos are limbate, deffo

my pseudoharpax wingbuds were like that for like a week before molting

btw wat do golf fritilaries eat? i want some

Gulf Fritilaries eat passion vine. I will PM you if you are still interested

Are you positive they are limbata? How do you know? I know we went throught this before but I need a reference or something

Majuscula is quite ready to molt.

Nice ghost! I can't wait until mine are that big!

Yay! I hope she molts soon!

The ghost is about 2 inches and she is really adorable

Nice pictures! I like your Ghost. She's sweet

Ya. She has that affect on us. But then when you put a fly in her cage she will rip it to shreds

 

[warpdrive]

your male is without a dought ready to molt.

I would bump up his humidity and be ready for it tonight or tomorrow.

Harry

 

[CoolMantid]

your male is without a dought ready to molt.

I would bump up his humidity and be ready for it tonight or tomorrow.

Harry

Ok. I hope he does soon! Cant wait for an adult!

 

[agent A]

The stagmomantis hatchlings r green, ismart said limbata r like that

And the ooth is a limbata ooth

 

[CoolMantid]

Agent A,

These species are IDENTICAL. The only difference is Californicas ooth is fat not thin. Both carolina and limbatas ooths look like this

 

[CoolMantid]

I dont want to assume from one persons experience (No offense ismart.)

 

[agent A]

Don't u remember wat yens californica ooth looked like? Much lighter color

Stagmomantis r easy to distinguish compared to creos and Rhombodera

 

[CoolMantid]

The Californica was fat! That is exactly my point.

This drops that it could possibly be Californica. It is either a Carolina or Limbata. I would assume that the hatching look the same so I cant tell as of right now.

I have to wait until they molt to adult and check their hindwings

 

[brancsikia339]

OMG all these stagmo species are confusing me! I think they are limbata

 

[CoolMantid]

lol me too!

 

[brancsikia339]

Well u never know it could be carolina and limbata! I doubt it though. How's your male majuscula doing? Did he moult yet?

 

[CoolMantid]

No he didnt. But he seems to be in a molting postion

 

[brancsikia339]

No he didnt. But he seems to be in a molting postion

Awesome! Good luck!

 

[warpdrive]

No he didnt. But he seems to be in a molting postion

mine is always upside down, but you will see him pull his rear toward his head and then stretch it away for an houre to loosen his skin. then the molting begins.

what are your temps? and what is your RH?

if one or both are too low, he will need more time before he molts.

mine molted at 79F and 70% RH. once I saw him begining to molt, I remisted his cage and all the ones around his to help bump it up to 90%.

I use HOT water when I mist to increase warmth and help the humidity rise almost right away. I misted 3 times while watching him...like I had something better to do at 2am-5am. <_<

btw, HOT water will cool off as the mist travels in the cooler air before it reaches the cages or mantids if you fear burning yours. but if you use luke warm or room temp water, it will be too cold for them.

I think that with hot water and maybe a small bump in temp and you'll see your guy molt tonight.

Harry