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Slim Mexican mantis (male)

Bactromantis mexicana

Description:

Jacques R. Helfer notes that front femur is very slender and that the female is wingless. (information from BugGuide)

Habitat:

On the grounds of a resort

1 Species ID Suggestions

Slim Mexican Mantis, male
Bactromantis mexicana Species Bactromantis mexicana - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

Thank you so much! It's really neat to know that these are sexually dimorphic (and the females are wingless!).

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

He's beautiful! The females of this species are wingless. Here is a picture of another adult male. It looks just like yours:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/473964/bgi...

Aaron_G
Spotted by
Aaron_G

Nogales, Arizona, USA

Spotted on Jul 26, 2011
Submitted on Dec 14, 2012

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