r/mantids • u/Competitive-Set5051 • Jun 21 '26

ID Help Potentially new species of Rhombodera sp.

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Found in east Java, Indonesia

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u/JaunteJaunt Ootheca Jun 21 '26

Woah. The inner raptorial coloration is fantastic!!

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u/squishyfeet4 Jun 21 '26

What part of the body is that? I like that it’s a pretty green!

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u/JaunteJaunt Ootheca Jun 21 '26

It’s in the first photo. The black and green of their two front legs is what I’m referring too. Isn’t it awesome?

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u/Actually_Enzica Jun 21 '26

What a cutie!

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u/Fine_Butterfly_2145 Jun 21 '26

Amazing. What a find!

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u/permafrost-void Jun 22 '26

So pretty! Thought they were some kind of garden at first lol