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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Thespidae » Thesprotia » Grass-like Mantid (Thesprotia graminis)
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Grass-like Mantid - Thesprotia graminis - male
Copyright © 2006 The Longs

Grass-like Mantid - Thesprotia graminis - Male
The Woodlands, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
August 12, 2006
Size: body ~4"
Found this walking on the wall in the garage. I see that Walking Sticks are an order. Can anyone help us identify this in more detail? Any help or information about or creature would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Contributed by The Longs on 12 August, 2006 - 9:36pm
Last updated 19 August, 2010 - 12:08pm

Male
Female is wingless, male winged, according to Helfer (1), so I believe this is a male.
… Cotinis, 8 November, 2006 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Great
Thanks for the added info-- I'll edit it to show gender.

Ailene
… The Longs, 8 November, 2006 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

Funny:-)
I don't often get to say this, so forgive me, but you're ALL wrong. This is a mantis, probably the grass-like mantis, Thesprotia graminis.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 August, 2006 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

 
You win :-)
The head width, big eyes, plus antennae, should have been a clue.
… Jim McClarin, 15 August, 2006 - 6:35am login or register to post comments

 
What a controversy!
Thanks to everyone who took the time to help us ID this bug. What an interesting specimen. And if Jim says Eric wins, I know where in the guide to move this.
… The Longs, 15 August, 2006 - 7:31am login or register to post comments

Looks like, but isn't.
I think this is a true bug, a Thread-legged Bug in family Reduviidae, subfamily Emisiae.
… Jim McClarin, 13 August, 2006 - 12:00am login or register to post comments

 
at four inches
we think it more likely a Ranatra in the Nepidae. Images in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 13 August, 2006 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

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