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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Stagmomantis » Bordered Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata)
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Mating Mantids - Stagmomantis limbata - male
Copyright © 2012 Dan Logen

Mating Mantids - Stagmomantis limbata - Male
Extreme NE Pima County, Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 13, 2012
Male has no head!

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Mating Mantids - Stagmomantis limbata - male Mating Mantids - Stagmomantis californica - female
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Contributed by Dan Logen on 21 September, 2012 - 12:18am
Last updated 8 February, 2019 - 12:25pm

S. wheelerii female vs s. limbata male
This is a male Stagmomantis limbata engaged in copulation with a female Stagmomantis [californica] wheelerii female, an example of heterospecific mate attraction.
… Kris Anderson, 8 February, 2019 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Stagmomantis.
… Kris Anderson, 8 February, 2019 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John Stanard, 21 September, 2012 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

Interesting
Do you have any other images of this? The male looks like Stagmomantis limbata, while the female has the dark bars characteristic of Stagmomantis californica.
… John Stanard, 21 September, 2012 - 7:27am login or register to post comments

 
I just submited a
slightly different view of the mating mantids.
Thanks for your help.
… Dan Logen, 21 September, 2012 - 1:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank You
The other image helps. I can see that his leg has moved her wings, so the dark bars are on her abdomen and not her wings. I've also got a better view of his hindwings.
… John Stanard, 21 September, 2012 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

 
limbo and cali
male is limbata, female is californica
… Alex B, 21 November, 2012 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for the confirmation, Alex.
… John Stanard, 21 November, 2012 - 5:07pm login or register to post comments

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