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Preying MantisPreying Mantis
Location: NW of Nogales, Arizona
October 11, 2011 2:20 pm
I took photographs of an interesting preying mantis near the Mexican border NW of Nogales, Arizona a couple of years ago and would like to identify it. Can anyone help me? See the two photos.
Signature: Glenn McCrea
Grasshopper Mantid
Hi Glenn,
Your fascinating Mantis is one of two species in the genus Yersiniops and they are commonly called Grasshopper Mantids. We quickly identified them on bugGuide which states: “A small species, less than 35 mm long.” Also according to BugGuide, Yersiniops sophronicum is sometimes called the Horned Ground Mantid, and we suspect that since your individual has more pronounced horns, it is likely the Horned Ground Mantid. The other species, Yersiniops solitarium, has less pronounced horns according to the photos posted on BugGuide.
Horned Ground Mantid
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