hiya guys, this is my C. Gemmatus and i want to know the sex and molt i think its a sub adult but im not sure about the sex! if anyone can help that would be great!!

CURRENT:

1.0.0 H. Coronatus (Orchid mantid)
0.0.1 P. Paradoxa (ghost mantids)
1.0.6 Miomantis sp
0.0.1 P. Wahlbergii (Spiny flower)
3.2.0 O. Zebrata ( Zebra mantis)

Looks like a sub adult male to me, should be due too moult soon to looking at its wing buds

he molted about 2 weeks ago so i shouldnt think so maybe a week and a half cheers anyway.

CURRENT:

1.0.0 H. Coronatus (Orchid mantid)
0.0.1 P. Paradoxa (ghost mantids)
1.0.6 Miomantis sp
0.0.1 P. Wahlbergii (Spiny flower)
3.2.0 O. Zebrata ( Zebra mantis)

I think if you keep him warm and well fed he may moult in under a week

yeah he is sitting on a heat mat misted everyday and as you can see eats a lot (1 of them locusts a day)

CURRENT:

1.0.0 H. Coronatus (Orchid mantid)
0.0.1 P. Paradoxa (ghost mantids)
1.0.6 Miomantis sp
0.0.1 P. Wahlbergii (Spiny flower)
3.2.0 O. Zebrata ( Zebra mantis)

I would say definately sub-adult .. and looks like a male to me too..

My Collection:

2.1.0 Cilnia Humeralis (Wide-arm Mantis)

1.1.0 Pandinus imperator (Emperor Scopion)

Dogs:

1.0.0 Jack-Roodle 'Roo'

Reptiles:

1.0.0 Elaphe Guttatus (Corn Snake)
1.0.0 Python Regius (Royal Python)
1.1.0 Python Reticularis Jampeanus (Jampea Reticulated Python)

R.I.P Slinky (Alalomantis Coxalis, Congo Green)

Not that you trusted me with your Hestiasula female, but it is sub and it is male

i did trust you i just wanted to make sure and thanks everyone i think i know what i have now

Alex

CURRENT:

1.0.0 H. Coronatus (Orchid mantid)
0.0.1 P. Paradoxa (ghost mantids)
1.0.6 Miomantis sp
0.0.1 P. Wahlbergii (Spiny flower)
3.2.0 O. Zebrata ( Zebra mantis)

Alex, one of my females just became subadult yesterday, and the ovipositer got huge, much more pronounced. judging by the fact that there is no protruding ovipositer, it's a male, and the wingbud size looks like that of a subadult. L6 right? my female used to be L5 before molting into subadult, I talked to you about a week or two ago, you said it was L5, so I imagine it is L6 now. I am pretty confident we have subadults, if only my male would molt (he's about to). I have 1 subadult female and 2 L5 females, as well as 2 L5 males, 1 male molted to L5 last night. my late L5 male is Mr. 5 leg, he had a minor mismolt to L3 and lost a back leg, still didn't grow back. but that male is valuable, there are like 2 or 3 people here looking for an adult male to breed with their females, so good luck with him, and it is really fascinating to wake up and see a freshly molted adult male creobroter, white in color, drying his wings (happened to me)

Cheers for all the info mate intresting read, and also ...

I'm guessing you were happy, lol

CURRENT:

1.0.0 H. Coronatus (Orchid mantid)
0.0.1 P. Paradoxa (ghost mantids)
1.0.6 Miomantis sp
0.0.1 P. Wahlbergii (Spiny flower)
3.2.0 O. Zebrata ( Zebra mantis)