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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Stagmomantis » Bordered Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata)
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Pale Mantid - Stagmomantis limbata - female
Copyright © 2006 AnnaNmty

Pale Mantid - Stagmomantis limbata - Female
Sacramento County, California, USA
September 4, 2006
We usually have green colored mantids in our yard, but this year have mostly beige. This mantid is the palest.
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Contributed by AnnaNmty on 6 September, 2006 - 3:10am
Last updated 22 April, 2018 - 11:43pm

Moved
Moved from California Mantis.
… metrioptera, 22 April, 2018 - 11:43pm login or register to post comments

Stagmomantis limbata
Stagmomantis limbata, female

“Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada”
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Praying-Mantises-of-the-United-States-and-Canada
… Kris Anderson, 19 April, 2018 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mantids.
… John Stanard, 6 March, 2012 - 8:09am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mantids.
… Abigail Parker, 11 October, 2009 - 7:25pm login or register to post comments

Could this be...
..some form of albinism?
… Tzila "Z" Duenzl, 11 November, 2006 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Stagmomantis californica
This could be a new adult; the pale coloration could be the result of the exoskeleton being soft following molting.
… John Stanard, 6 March, 2012 - 8:07am login or register to post comments

Wow!
What an awesome photo with a very nice composition!
… Michelle Lynn St.Sauveur, 7 September, 2006 - 1:59am login or register to post comments

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