Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Vatinae » Phyllovates » Texas Unicorn Mantis (Phyllovates chlorophaea)
Photo#1334420
Texas Unicorn Mantis nymph? - Phyllovates chlorophaea
Copyright © 2017 Tom Nix

Texas Unicorn Mantis nymph? - Phyllovates chlorophaea
Palo Alto National Historical Park, Cameron County, Texas, USA
January 25, 2017
Size: 1.5"
Several of these mantids were in the front garden of the visitor center at the Palo Alto National Historical Park.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Tom Nix on 25 January, 2017 - 8:37pm
Last updated 27 January, 2017 - 7:19am

Moved
Moved from Vatinae.
… John Stanard, 27 January, 2017 - 7:19am login or register to post comments

This is phyllovates chloropha
This is phyllovates chlorophaea which can be seen by the thickened legs without lobes protruding from the upper tibia and lower femur like in the pseudovates arizonae.
… Brian Fridie, 26 January, 2017 - 9:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID and especia
Thanks for the ID and especially, the distinguishing marks!
… Tom Nix, 27 January, 2017 - 11:02am login or register to post comments

Vatinae
Based on location most likely the Texas Unicorn Mantis, but I'm not sufficiently knowledgeable of the immature phases of this sub-family to make a species ID. I'm certain there are others about who can narrow this down.
… John Stanard, 25 January, 2017 - 10:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 25 January, 2017 - 9:09pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact