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Iris Mantis

Iris oratoria

Photo by Jellis
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39.3335, -121.34

Field Notes

Description:

Beige form of this Mantis species. Still young and most likely a male due the number of segments on the abdomen. Orange color on parts of the legs.

Habitat:

Found on a fence post of range fields.

Species ID Suggestions

Iris oratoria

Iris oratoria

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Comments (5)
Jellis
Thank you for the up date.
Jellis
I looked it up and it said southwest Ca, Az and Texas
kris_anderson
... not sure what map you were referencing. I did not have a distribution map of Iris oratoria posted at the time of my initial comment. But I shall post one now on the researchgate site that demonstrates the known distribution of this species in California.
Jellis
Your map shows socal. Found this in central cal
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PublishedNovember 9, 2016

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