Mantids (Mantodea)
While the site is primarily for Iowa insects, I have included specimens that I have collected while on trips to other states. When you click on a species, you will see a map of Iowa and specimens collected in Iowa will show up.
Pictures have the owner's name in the caption unless they are mine. I have tried to make sure the name of the person who collected the specimen is shown in the "Collected by" field. This only applies to the family and species pictures. Specimen photos should be assumed to be the collector's.
Iowa Range Map
Midwest Range Map
Phenology
Observations by Year
Photos
Child taxa
No. of Observations
67
No. of Species
4
No. of Sites
37
Observations by Year
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 |
Species by Year
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
Sites by Year
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 |
Sites
| Site Name | Observations | Last Observation |
|---|---|---|
| 4003 E 24th Ct, Des Moines | 6 | 2020-09-26 |
| Near Fairfield | 5 | 2018-10-03 |
| Muscatine | 4 | 2024-10-18 |
| Big Sand Mound Prairie Preserve, Muscatine County | 3 | 2024-08-28 |
| 1460 Douglas Ct, Marion | 3 | 2023-09-03 |
| 700 Black Bear Bend | 2 | 2024-09-18 |
| Sylvan Runkel State Preserve | 2 | 2024-08-18 |
| Gilliam Yard | 2 | 2023-10-01 |
| Ada Hayden Heritage Park | 2 | 2023-09-05 |
| Willow Creek/Kiwanis Park | 2 | 2017-08-29 |
| Waubonsie State Park | 2 | 2010-08-05 |
| Wanatee County Park | 2 | 2004-09-03 |
| Decorah Community Prairie | 1 | 2024-08-31 |
| Davenport | 1 | 2023-09-23 |
| Dubuque | 1 | 2023-09-18 |
| Red Cedar Wildlife Area | 1 | 2023-08-07 |
| Cincinnati, Ia | 1 | 2023-07-18 |
| Wildcat Bluff Recreational Area | 1 | 2023-07-06 |
| Big Sand Mound Prairie Preserve, Louisa County | 1 | 2022-09-21 |
| MacBride Nature Recreation Area | 1 | 2022-09-15 |
| Lamoni | 1 | 2022-09-11 |
| Geode State Park | 1 | 2022-08-06 |
| Slip Bluff County Park | 1 | 2022-06-12 |
| Hitaga Sand Ridge Prairie Preserve | 1 | 2021-08-29 |
| Eddyville Sand Prairie Park | 1 | 2021-08-22 |
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Observations for protected species or from private sites are not included in this list.