Texas unicorn mantis (Phyllovates chlorophaea)

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Photo by Billo-kun

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Field Notes

Description:

Mantis en estado ninfa de aproximadamente 3 cm, de color marrón, con el abdomen doblado.

Habitat:

Bosque mesófilo de montaña (perturbado).

Notes:

Autor de la foto: Billo Zamudio Palestino.

Reference Links:

BUG NATION • View topic - Phyllovates CHlorophaea

Species ID Suggestions

Texas Unicorn Mantis

Phyllovates chlorophaea

Reference Link

bayucca

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Comments (39)

Billo-kun

n___n awww thank you so much! @outsidegirl0

outsidegirl0

amazing creature..... very interesting Billo and good shots!

Billo-kun

Thank you very much! @Saumya Wanniarachchi :) (sorry for late)

Billo-kun

:) thank you so much! @dotun55

dotun55

Congratulations Billo!

Billo-kun

Thank you very much! @ceejayalyssa @Pradeep Kumar @Leana Lahom-Cristobal @Marta RubioTexeira @bherath20 @PurpleScarf @RiekoS @Adarsha BS y tu lo has dicho amiguita @Sckel no es facíl pero tienen sus recompensas ;) muito obrigado!

Saumya Wanniarachchi

What an awesome ans cute Mantis !!!!!!! :) Congratulations Billo for the SOTD !!!!!!

Bhagya Herath

this is so so amazing... great spotting Billo....congratulations....

Sckel

Yo creo que no es fácil de escalar las montañas de fotografiar. Felicitaciones a estos y todos sus sponttings, muy merecido, mi amigo.

RiekoS

Congratulations ! It is very special unicorn mantis.

The MnMs

Congratulations on the SOTD! Is trully an amazing spotting!

Adarsha B S

What a fantastic spotting of the day..I love it so much yar..Congratulations my friend Billo:) Lovely spotting :)

Leana Lahom-Cristobal

Congrats Billo! :)

Pradeep Kumar

Congrats!

ceejayalyssa

very unique :)

Billo-kun

:D jaja thank you! @Joshua Asel

Josh Asel

Gorgeous alien of a spotting! Congrats :)

Billo-kun

Muchas gracias! thank you very much! :'D @LuisStevens @Mark Ridgway

LuisStevens

¡Muchas felicidades Billo! Increible "Spotting of the Day"

Mark Ridgway

Congratulations. Crazy legs deserves it. :-)

Billo-kun

n_______n oh my god! thank you so much! really really thank you, and thank you to @bayucca for help me :). I'm so happy :') thanks a lot everyone! @KarenL!

Reza Hashemizadeh

Congratulations !

Looks like grape vine whiskers...in a way!

KarenL

What an amazing mantis! Congratulations Billo, it has earned you Spotting of the Day! The crazy looking unicorn mantis is named for the small knobs on its head that fuse into a single “horn” in adults. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603/10153328959440603/?type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/387405631537160192

Mark Ridgway

Amazing animal.

Billo-kun

:) thank you very much! @Leonardo Castro

Leonardo Castro

Beautiful!! Quite peculiar shapes. Great spotting!

Billo-kun

Don't worry @bayucca :) thank you thank you very much!.....so, maybe this is the same mantis? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15040045

Billo-kun

Muchas gracias! :) @LuisStevens, buajajaja (little devil laugh) :D thank you so much! @KarenL

bayucca

Mantis are not really my hobby, but look at this one: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/40583018 Yours look like being the teenies...