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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Stagmomantis » Bordered Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata)
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Mantid - Stagmomantis limbata - female
Copyright © 2006 Stephanie Hart

Mantid - Stagmomantis limbata - Female
Walnut, Los Angeles County, California, USA
October 26, 2006
Size: 3"
Relaxing on some belgium mums.
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Contributed by Stephanie Hart on 26 October, 2006 - 11:49am
Last updated 22 July, 2019 - 11:06pm

Moved
Moved from Stagmomantis.
… Kris Anderson, 22 July, 2019 - 11:06pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mantids.
… Stephanie Hart, 26 October, 2006 - 5:07pm login or register to post comments

Female Stagmomantis sp.
This is a female specimen in the genus Stagmomantis. Not sure which species occur in your area.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 October, 2006 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

 
thank you! I just went to ch
thank you! I just went to check on her, she had been there about 9 hours.. now she is gone. I thought maybe she was injured... but looks like she just stopped to smell the flowers!
… Stephanie Hart, 26 October, 2006 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

 
The bugs !
My bet is that She was using the flowers as a bait for her food supply: bugs!
… Robert L. Pearson, 28 December, 2007 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

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