genus Stagmomantis

Member of mantids (family Mantidae)
mantises (order Mantodea)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

There are no other wild species of this genus in California.

ID information from BugGuide.

california mantis
Stagmomantis californica

neither sex has a blue upper lip
both sexes have transverse dark bars on the dorsal abdoman (under the wings)

arizona mantis
Stagmomantis limbata

arizona mantis
Stagmomantis limbata

both sexes have a blue upper lip
neither sex has dark bars on the dorsal abdoman
female has a well-defined pale border along the edge of the pronotum and wings

1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – BugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist