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Carolina Preying Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

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Field Notes

Description:

Just when I was going to take pictures of an illusive large Butterfly, it got the "hold of death" from the local resident of my garden Passion Flower vine...the large green Preying Mantis!!...it was to high up to help the Butterfly.

Notes:

This is my spotting # 300, proud of it!!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (16)
ForestDragon
Gilma, Stagmomantis carolina goes in the Scientific Name section just under the common name when you are on the editing screen. :)
HemaShah
congrats on sharing 300 beautiful spottings!
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
Thank you so much for the ID, ForestDragon, it is a Stagmomantis carolina (dendroica cerulea), just not sure when I edit the spotting, what goes where!!??
ForestDragon
Great catch! This is a female mantis from Genus Stagmomantis. Stagmomantis carolina (Carolina Mantis) is known to occur into Central America. I don't know if there are other species in that genus that do as well. Hope this helps! Thanks for sharing this amazing series.
suzmonk
You're welcome ... wonderful series.
suzmonk
Congratulations on No. 300, Gilma!

Spotted for Missions

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
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Marvelous Mantids of the World
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Life in Costa Rica
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PublishedOctober 5, 2013

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