Mantis ID Please

[amcarrig]

Hi folks! Finally put a mantis into my nano. Can anybody lend a hand identifying this little guy? Under the "Mantis Tank" album.

http://photos.yahoo.com/amcarrig

Thanks

 

[K9]

I don't know the Latin name for them, but it looks like a Peacock Mantis to me. I'm a novice when it comes to Mantises though, so I'd get a 2nd opinion to be sure.

 

[amcarrig]

Thanks K9. I don't think it's a peacock unless they have different colors as juveniles? Also, the shape of the eye is different? This little bugger is only about 1" long. I only wish he was less shy so I could get better pics! I didn't see anything that resembled it on the Blueboard mantis site

 

[Gonodactylus]

It is a gonodactylid, probably Neogonodactylus wennerae.

Roy

 

[amcarrig]

Wonderful! Thanks a bunch Roy!