What Species is This?

[sidewinder]

What species is this?



Thanks,

Scott

 

[hibiscusmile]

Looks like a creo nymph

 

[collinchang635]

I agree with Rebecca. Looks like Creobroter

 

[sidewinder]

Which Creobroter?? All the Creobroter nymph pictures I can find have a different head shape at that size.

Scott

 

[Birdfly]

Looks more like Heirodula solomonensis (spelling) to me

 

[idolomantis]

as you can see it's subadult.. and this is a pic of a sub creo:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/Rus...ur/IMG_2641.jpg

*cough* head shape *cough*

Besides, Creoboters has(just like any other flower mantis) a anchor-shaped head not a arrowhead-head.

looks indeed much more like Hierodula sp.

Rookies :lol:

 

[sidewinder]

A Hierodula species makes sense. The various body part shapes and construction fit that species much better than any Creobroter species of which I could find pictures.

What is Hierodula solomonensis? I did a Google search and found virtually nothing on them. Does that species gave a common name? Is that red/orange color common for immature examples? What color do the adults have?

Maybe Mr. Siwanowicz altered the colors for artistic reasons....

Scott

 

[idolomantis]

search for hierodula salomonis

 

[sidewinder]

The Jade Mantis......do the immature examples show that color variation?

Scott

 

[idolomantis]

Nope.. I haven't seen that color before :blink:

 

[Morpheus uk]

Its a Hierodula majuscula i reckon

Definitely not H.salomonis

 

[idolomantis]

Its a Hierodula majuscula i reckonDefinitely not H.salomonis

Thx, can't remember them being that colorfull tho >.<

 

[Morpheus uk]

Lol did no one think to just look at his gallery lol, its a Hierodula sp from Irian Jaya.

 

[sidewinder]

Morpheus uk,

Can you provide the link where you see that information. I could not find that information where I found the picture.

Thanks,

Scott

 

[Morpheus uk]

http://blepharopsis.deviantart.com/art/sporty-72317665

 

[sidewinder]

Morpheus uk,

On his deviantART site he seems to think the mantis is a Hierodula or possibly a Rhombodera. I doubt the later.....

Thank for the link!

Scott

 

[idolomantis]

if it was rhombodera you would of seen a shield

 

[sidewinder]

Do all Rhombodera species have shields? I have just enough knowledge to be dangerous so I was making no assumptions.

Scott

 

[idolomantis]

the're called shield mantis so yes(correct me if i'm wrong)