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Stagmomantis limbata
Green Mantid with blue on tip of nose. Last image shows overall size and the width of the abdomen.
Rock under various trees at Stone gardens.
Spotted on Aug 12, 2012
Submitted on Aug 13, 2012
6 Comments
Actually you may have spotted a few S. californica.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/163...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/138...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/853...
ID updated to S. limbata. There was confustion when this was first spotted but no longer. This just didn't get updated. I have never spotted S. californica here.
Blue lip would indicate S. limbata not S. californica. You titled it California Mantid.
Thank you Maria. They're always great models for the camera!
nice series; especially like the second photo
the praying mantis