Bug FAQArizona Tan Mantis
Stagmomantis gracilipes · Order: Mantodea · Family: Mantidae
The Arizona tan mantis is typically tan or light brown in color. It lives in the southwestern United States and Mexico. It can be confused with other Stagmomantis species and needs close morphological study to tell apart.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Its common name indicates a tan or light brown coloration.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 3 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Mantidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stagmomantis_gracilipes
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