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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Stagmomantis » Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)
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Praying Mantis - Stagmomantis carolina - female
Copyright © 2009 Lori

Praying Mantis - Stagmomantis carolina - Female
Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA
August 24, 2009
Size: 3 inches or so
Keeping as a pet, has molted 2 times already, still inmature, no wings.

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Contributed by Lori on 26 August, 2009 - 7:47pm
Last updated 23 September, 2010 - 12:09am

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… David J. Ferguson, 23 September, 2010 - 12:09am login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 23 September, 2009 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

Quite possibly Carolina
I'm rearing one myself, and the cryptic gray-green-brown pattern sets it apart from the non-native European and Chinese mantids.

Two other native Stagmomantis species are in the West and Southwest, but on the Guide their ranges don't reach Oklahoma. OK is the western end of the Carolina's range but it does occur there.

How did you ID her as a female? I think I have a male but I'm not sure:
… Abigail Parker, 27 August, 2009 - 12:30pm login or register to post comments

neat pet, maybe Carolina mantid?
I guess you'll know what it is for sure before too long. To me it looks like it might be a young Stagmomantis carolina, which seem to vary quite a bit in color. I not an expert in these matters though, so maybe wait for more comments. And..welcome to Buggide!
… Andrew Williams, 26 August, 2009 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

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