norcalfourrunner
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Jan 3, 2017
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- 18
This is a Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis nymph, Deroplatys lobata.
I stumbled across this species looking for something else and couldn't pass it up at the price. I had intended to buy 6 of these and hope at least one was a female, however the store only had 1 left, so I took it. It is unfortunately a male based on the abdominal segments and thorax. Can't find any more of this species anywhere. Looking to find more nymphs, an ootheca or adults. If anyone knows where to find this species in the USA I would be very grateful!
Thanks.
For housing he is in a small deli cup. Coco for substrate and a fake flower from the dollar store. Diet is 3-5 D. melanogaster per day. Believe he is a 2nd or 3rd instar nymph.
I stumbled across this species looking for something else and couldn't pass it up at the price. I had intended to buy 6 of these and hope at least one was a female, however the store only had 1 left, so I took it. It is unfortunately a male based on the abdominal segments and thorax. Can't find any more of this species anywhere. Looking to find more nymphs, an ootheca or adults. If anyone knows where to find this species in the USA I would be very grateful!
Thanks.
For housing he is in a small deli cup. Coco for substrate and a fake flower from the dollar store. Diet is 3-5 D. melanogaster per day. Believe he is a 2nd or 3rd instar nymph.





