Sonoran Tiger Mantis

Stagmomantis clauseni · Order: Mantodea · Family: Mantidae

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Sonoran Tiger Mantis
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY

The Sonoran Tiger Mantis was described in 2024 from a specimen found on Ruby Road in Pima County, Arizona. Its known native range is Arizona, United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It was found on Ruby Road in Pima County, Arizona.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to Arizona in the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 46 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Texas, North Carolina, Arizona, Georgia, Virginia, Ohio, Illinois.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Sonoran Tiger Mantis photo 3
Photo: Andrew Meeds, CC BY
Sonoran Tiger Mantis photo 4
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY
Sonoran Tiger Mantis photo 5
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY
Sonoran Tiger Mantis photo 6
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY

Same family (Mantidae)

European MantisEuropean MantisMantis religiosaChinese MantisChinese MantisTenodera sinensisCarolina MantisCarolina MantisStagmomantis carolinaArizona MantisArizona MantisStagmomantis limbataGiant Asian MantisGiant Asian MantisHierodula patelliferaFalse Garden MantisFalse Garden MantisPseudomantis albofimbriata

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stagmomantis_clauseni

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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