mantis

Stagmomantis

Description:

Brown and green. Long legs.

Habitat:

Found in my backyard on a pot.

Notes:

Was very aware that I was close. I think it may be a praying mantis.

Species ID Suggestions

2 Comments

Dawn D. Lopez Garanzuay 8 years ago

Thank you for the info. ForestDragon. I will check my pictures again to see if I captured an image of the face.

ForestDragon 8 years ago

Cool find! You are correct, this is a mantis nymph from genus Stagmomantis. There are a couple of species found in your area and they are similar looking. Did you happen to get any photos of the face?

I believe S. limbata and S. carolina are found in Texas. S. limbata has a blue upper lip (one of the easier to see differences, if you get a shot of the face). Here are a couple of links that may help!

http://bugguide.net/node/view/149885
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4821

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