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

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

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) » Liturgusidae » Gonatista » Grizzled Mantid (Gonatista grisea)
Photo#1449646
Grizzled Mantid - ? - Gonatista grisea - female
Copyright © 2017 Andrew Breese

Grizzled Mantid - ? - Gonatista grisea - Female
Beverly Hills, Citrus County, Florida, USA
October 2, 2017
Size: Half dollar coin
A friend of mine helped me ID this as a Grizzled Mantid - guessing female?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Andrew Breese on 2 October, 2017 - 9:20pm
Last updated 26 April, 2023 - 9:43am

Adult Female
Abbreviated wings and lobed abdomen indicate female.
… John Stanard, 2 October, 2017 - 10:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Thanks for the explanation.
… Andrew Breese, 5 October, 2017 - 9:13pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 2 October, 2017 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

Please click on "edit"...
...and add the sighting date to the Date field.

Thanks--and welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 October, 2017 - 9:23pm 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 © 2003-2025 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