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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Liturgusidae » Gonatista » Grizzled Mantid (Gonatista grisea)
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Mantis - Gonatista grisea
Copyright © 2006 Cliff Bernzweig

Mantis - Gonatista grisea
Oleta River State Park, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
February 1, 2005

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Contributed by Cliff Bernzweig on 23 May, 2006 - 11:50pm
Last updated 28 December, 2007 - 5:14pm

Moved
Moved from Mantids.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 December, 2007 - 5:14pm login or register to post comments

Thanks
Thanks for the input, guys. I added a top view in case that helps with the ID.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 24 May, 2006 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

Looks like...
Gonatista grisea, the Grizzled Mantid.
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 24 May, 2006 - 7:25am login or register to post comments

 
Looks like mine too
http://bugguide.net/node/view/53585

Here's a link to my mantis...looks like the same type.
… Grace Dillon, 24 May, 2006 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

 
Acually I don't believe this
It could be Gonatista grisea. I can't tell for sure from this angle but is the abdomen wide. It looks like it could be and that would mean female grisea, but if not, it would be a different species.
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Camera = D-480 Zoom
Favorite Insects = You guessed it, mantids.
… Mantis Keeper, 24 May, 2006 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

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