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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Stagmomantis » California Mantis (Stagmomantis californica)
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Chinese Mantid? - Stagmomantis californica
Copyright © 2009 Heidi Eaton

Chinese Mantid? - Stagmomantis californica
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA
September 17, 2009
Size: 60+mm
None of the pics on BG look as bright green as this one, but I'm pretty sure this is a Chinese mantid. It was finishing off a skipper in a rock garden in William Land Park.

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Chinese Mantid? - Stagmomantis californica Chinese Mantid? - Stagmomantis californica
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Contributed by Heidi Eaton on 18 September, 2009 - 7:53pm
Last updated 20 September, 2009 - 12:37am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Heidi Eaton, 20 September, 2009 - 12:37am login or register to post comments

Stagmomantis
While a dorsal shot would cinch it, I'm going to say this is an adult female Stagmomantis sp., but please wait for an expert opinion.
… John Stanard, 18 September, 2009 - 10:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Not sure if this will help...
Here is a different individual in the same garden. It looked to me to be the same species when I was photographing it.
… Heidi Eaton, 18 September, 2009 - 11:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Stagmomantis californica
This is a Stagmomantis sp. for sure. Based on your location, it is likely S. californica.
… John Stanard, 19 September, 2009 - 7:55am login or register to post comments

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