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Hooded Mantis

Choeradodis stalli

Description:

large mantis, all green, about 4"

Habitat:

amazon

Notes:

I was super stoked to see this shield mantis during a nighthike in Tupana Aru reserve. I had only seen this in National Geographic before. This mantis had a temper and got really angry and raised up when I got too close so I just took a few pics and left it alone.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Hooded Mantis
Choeradodis stalli Choeradodis


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13 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 9 years ago

Thanks for the comment Matt, but how can you be certain? Do you have a reference link? It still looks like C. stalli to me.

Michael Weymann
Michael Weymann 11 years ago

Wow!!

Cammie C. Jeffries
Cammie C. Jeffries 11 years ago

Looks like my Christmas Cactus! Lol

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Sydes.

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 11 years ago

Wow, that really is a great find, incredible camouflage

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Kya, Frederic and dotun.

dotun55
dotun55 11 years ago

Serious mantis. Kudos Bayucca!

Frederic Ansermoz
Frederic Ansermoz 11 years ago

Wow, that is camo!

Kya
Kya 11 years ago

I'm so surprised.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks bayucca, I just have these pics but it does look like C. stall. Thanks also Sergio and Luis.

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Choeradodinae, Choeradodis sp. and most probably Choeradodis stalli:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31984806@N0...
http://anotheca.com/wordpress/2010/02/22...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mantisdeper...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80125969@N0...
Other candidate would Choeradodis strumaria, but the edges of the anterior shield is more straight and not scalloped as in Stalli. But that's only what I can see after looking at dozens of Choeradodis. There is not much info about and not really trustable sites around. Do you have a picture from the underside?Please, verify!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80125969@N0...
http://www.superstock.com/preview.asp?im...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choeradodis...
http://www.todofauna.com/foros/showthrea...
http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/q...
http://www.insecte.org/forum/viewtopic.p...

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Wonderful spotting Dan!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Fantastic, Dan. Congrats!

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Amazonas, Colombia

Spotted on Dec 9, 2012
Submitted on Aug 3, 2013

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