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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Stagmomantis » Bordered Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata)
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Nymph - Stagmomantis limbata - female
Copyright © 2015 Zack Saavedra

Nymph - Stagmomantis limbata - Female
Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA
November 7, 2015
Spotted this mantis chilling out on a leaf of a morning glory plant in my grandmother's garden. I tried to coax it onto another leaf so I could get a different angle, but it crawled off into the maze of vines instead and I lost sight of it.

By the way, can anyone tell me what those ridged structures on its back between then 2nd and 3rd pairs of legs are?
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Contributed by Zack Saavedra on 7 November, 2015 - 8:20pm
Last updated 27 October, 2018 - 2:36pm

Moved
Moved from Stagmomantis.
… Kris Anderson, 27 October, 2018 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John Stanard, 8 November, 2015 - 6:42am login or register to post comments

I suspect this is another mantid species
The rigid structures on the back appear to be developing wings of a juvenile mantid; this photo series shows the life cycle:
… Even Dankowicz, 7 November, 2015 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

 
I see
Now I'm even more curious as to what species it is. I'd guess it was about two inches long, if not slightly longer, which is a pretty large juvenile if you ask me.

Thanks for your preliminary input. The exciting wait for a second opinion begins.
… Zack Saavedra, 7 November, 2015 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Subadult
Well this nymph was subadult and about to molt to adult thats why it is so big for a nymph. Its wing buds were so big because it would be molting any day to adult.
… Brian Fridie, 8 November, 2015 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for the clarification. I'm not much of an insect buff, so I'm not very aware of their characteristics.
… Zack Saavedra, 8 November, 2015 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

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