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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Amelinae » Ground Mantids (Litaneutria) » Litaneutria pacifica
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Ground Mantid - Litaneutria pacifica
Copyright © 2008 Aaron Schusteff

Ground Mantid - Litaneutria pacifica
Carrizo Plains National Monument, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
April 8, 2008
This guy was very small and cryptically colored. It moved in quick and sporadic bursts and its legs were totally camouflaged. At first I thought it was some totally new sort of creature, though after getting a few discernible photos I presumed it was a mantid nymph.

I'm guessing it's Litaneutria minor, due to its arid habitat and the close similarity to this photo: .
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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 31 August, 2008 - 8:39pm
Last updated 23 June, 2019 - 1:55pm

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Moved from Ground Mantids.
… Kris Anderson, 23 June, 2019 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Many thanks, Kris
...I found more info, including a discussion & range map for L. pacifica, on the March 11 "panel" within your ResearchGate project log. Great work! :-)
… Aaron Schusteff, 23 June, 2019 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

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