What are the differences between Parasphendale agrionina and affinis?
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Mantis Man13
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Giving credit to Dmina, she is right the wings are different colors on the two different species! Agrionina has pink wings http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5922593 and affinis has black wingshttp://www.keepinginsects.com/images/parasphendaleaffinis4.jpg. I included pics just like you asked!
Man thanks, I wondered too! wahoo, now I gotta go lookie!
mantisman 230
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Mine are still young so I have no clue xD
Lol
I read somewhere that affinis are larger, like up to five inches, while agrionina are closer to 3. I also read that affinis are lighter than agrionina. Does anyone know if either of these statements are true?
mantisman 230
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The 5 inches isn't true for either xD, that is the Parasphendale sp. Giant.
Hmm doesn't sound promising on the wings, or any other method it seems. I have a Budwing and the seller didn't know which of the species it was either - I guess when it molts to a adult I might be able to find out.
Its very difficult to determine which species! How does one even know theyve bred agrionina or affinis? we can be told we have affinis and it may actually be agrionina. How will we ever know? we need to get to the bottom of this lol. I wonder if the ooths are different in appearance? Ill see if i can find info on that.Hmm doesn't sound promising on the wings, or any other method it seems. I have a Budwing and the seller didn't know which of the species it was either - I guess when it molts to a adult I might be able to find out.
Good luck!
hmm... Found photos of the oothecae. This is apparently an affinis ootheca: http://www.phasmidsincyberspace.com/Pictures/Budwing%20mantisOotheca.JPG
And this is an ootheca from one of my female Budwings: http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/200H/f/2014/043/e/e/vegrandis__first_ootheca_by_alexandersmantids-d75yu6c.jpg
They do appear to be different, no?
And this is an ootheca from one of my female Budwings: http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/200H/f/2014/043/e/e/vegrandis__first_ootheca_by_alexandersmantids-d75yu6c.jpg
They do appear to be different, no?
Appears to be different, but one looks like a unfinished ooth so it's hard to say.
Your right. As there are two species though someone knows how to tell them apart. Perhaps a dead one after mating sent to a Entomologist can then finally be labeled correctly.
Which ones appears to be unfinished would you say, mine or the other?Appears to be different, but one looks like a unfinished ooth so it's hard to say.
Your right. As there are two species though someone knows how to tell them apart. Perhaps a dead one after mating sent to a Entomologist can then finally be labeled correctly.
Lol that is true, hopefully the entomologist would state what the differences are, for us mantid owners.
The one from Peter's old web address - as the ootheca appears to stop the large mass too abruptly and curves off to the side.
mantisman 230
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It could be from the angle at which it was laid as well though
the ooths are diff, let me try to find mine.
