Bug FAQTexas Unicorn Mantis
Pseudovates chlorophaea · Order: Mantodea · Family: Mantidae
Also called: Mexican Unicorn Mantis
Adult Texas Unicorn Mantises have bright green wings with dark brown spots, making them less cryptic than younger stages. In the United States they have only been found in the southernmost part of Texas. Nymphs are brown-striped and hatch from small, reddish-brown, globular oothecae that contain 30 to 50 eggs and take about six weeks to emerge.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Adults show bright green wings with dark brown splotches.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
In the U.S. they are currently known only from the southernmost region of Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Nymphs are brown-striped and develop inside small, reddish-brown, globular oothecae that hold 30 to 50 eggs. These oothecae hatch in about six weeks.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: 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/Pseudovates_chlorophaea
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