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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Stagmomantis » Bordered Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata)
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Brown leaf helmet unidentified desert dweller - Stagmomantis limbata - female
Copyright © 2015 Steve Brock

Brown leaf helmet unidentified desert dweller - Stagmomantis limbata - Female
Canyon Country, Los Angeles County, California, USA
August 4, 2015
Size: around 3/4 an inch long
He took the picture on his wall in the back yard mid afternoon. It was around 100 degrees that day.
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Contributed by un1korn on 7 August, 2015 - 10:11am
Last updated 3 November, 2018 - 4:37pm

Moved
Moved from Stagmomantis.
… Kris Anderson, 3 November, 2018 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

Not 100% but i think it is a
Not 100% but i think it is a female stagmomantis limbata nymph based on the shape and colors of the pronotum
… Brian Fridie, 7 August, 2015 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Your knowledge is amazing, thank you for the help.
… un1korn, 17 November, 2015 - 10:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Well Done
The breadth of the abdomen squares up with your observation. I tend to over-think things when the simpler solutions are often best.
… John Stanard, 7 August, 2015 - 10:58pm login or register to post comments

Stagmomantis
This is an immature female Stagmomantis species, of which there are at least two, perhaps three in your area. I can't determine the species from this image.
… John Stanard, 7 August, 2015 - 1:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for double checking
This site & you guys are cool
… un1korn, 17 November, 2015 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

Looks to be a Mantid
One of the experts may be able to say which one.
… john and jane balaban, 7 August, 2015 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

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