 Mantis (Thesprotia graminis)
Family-Mantidae.
| Taxonomy: |
|
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Sub-Phylum: |
Tracheata |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Sub-Class: |
Pterygota |
| Super-Order: |
Dictyoptera |
| Order: |
Mantodea |
| Sub-Order: |
- |
| Family: |
Thespidae |
| Sub-Family: |
Oligonicinae |
| Tribe: |
Oligonicini |
| Genus: |
Thesprotia |
| Species: |
graminis |
| Year: |
- |
| Distribution: |
North America? |
This specie can be parthenogenetic, but is known
to have males as well. They are quite similar to
B. borealis, due to their long, grass-like look.
Females: get ?.
Males: get ?.
Diet: Drosophila, houseflies, crickets, flour worms.
The feed must be very diversified. To the newly
hatched larvae must be promptly offered Drosophila
flies.
Status: Lost culture... This specie requires to
be fed at least twice a day in order to survive.
I would not mind trying some subadult- adult pairs
this time :)!
Ootheca.
Nymphs hatching.
Two days old nymph. |
California King Snakes 
today!