CLOSED: California White Mantis - Help ID So I Can Add to BugFiles

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Grow1 Tallahassee, FL(Zone 8b) Aug 10, 2014

Beautiful Mantis I found next to one of my sterlite "air pots" :) Help me I.D. this bug so I can add my photos to bug files under the correct name. From reading I guess this is a molt stage and this bug won't stay this color.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Aug 10, 2014

It appears to be the California mantis Stagmomantis califonicus . This Mantis molts a number of times and is a creamy color after each molt, eventually changing to green.

http://www.examiner.com/article/praying-mantis-is-good-luck-the-garden

http://www.letsgoexploring.com/blog/2012/09/finding-a-white-praying-mantis/

http://365project.org/greyfeather/365/2012-07-23

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