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Family Mantidae

Stagmomantis · Vatinae · Amelinae · Mantinae

Genus Stagmomantis
Mantid - Stagmomantis carolina - female Praying mantis - Stagmomantis limbata - female Praying Mantis - Stagmomantis limbata - male which mantid? - Stagmomantis carolina - female Captive Adult Female Stagmo cali - Stagmomantis californica - female should be female Stagmomantis carolina ? - Stagmomantis carolina - female Carolina Mantis (Brown) - Stagmomantis carolina - female Unicorn Mantis? No

Subfamily Vatinae
Some type of Praying Mantis? - Pseudovates arizonae Phyllovates Chlorophaea - Phyllovates chlorophaea - female Pseudovates arizonae Phyllovates female - Phyllovates chlorophaea - female Mexican Unicorn Mantis? - Phyllovates chlorophaea Strange beauty - Pseudovates arizonae Texas Unicorn Mantis - Phyllovates chlorophaea Pseudovates arizonae

Subfamily Amelinae
ground mantis, minor, agile - Litaneutria - male Grasshopper Mantid - Yersiniops solitarius mantid 1 - Yersiniops sophronicus - female Litaneutria sp. - Litaneutria pacifica Litaneutria - Litaneutria ocularis - male Yersiniops sp. - Yersiniops Yersiniops Is this a ground mantis? - Litaneutria

Subfamily Mantinae
Praying Mantis - Tenodera sinensis Mantid on Sedum - Tenodera sinensis Chinese Mantid - Tenodera sinensis Praying Mantis - Tenodera sinensis Male - Tenodera sinensis - male Chinese mantis - Tenodera sinensis - female Chinese mantis - Tenodera sinensis - male mantis sp. - Tenodera sinensis - female A Mantis on the Shoulder - Tenodera sinensis


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