Insect or Invertebrates Identification

[Klipspringer]

This one is not blue, but dark brown/grey.

[Richprins]

Small caterpillar - 3cm.

Nelspruit summer

[corotauria]

Based on this topic I think the photo's below might show Ligariella trigonalis.
Does anyone can confirm (or deny) that?





Photo taken at Daan Viljoen, Namibia (april 2022). There were actually quite a lot of these around coming to the lights.

[Lisbeth]

corotauria, welcome to the forum

We have quite a few knowledgeable people on the forum and also some into insects. Sooner or later one of them is bound to show up

Your ID looks good to me, but I am far away from being an expert.

Have fun

[Richprins]

Welcome, corotauria!

[corotauria]

Thank you!

Good to be here. I have a lot of unidentified African critters, so I definitely could use your help.

[Klipspringer]

corotauria

Your Mantis might be Ligariella bicornuta (because of the white margin stripe on the elytra.

https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ANNA_98B_0193-0346.pdf

[corotauria]

Thank you Klipspringer.

The total paper is to long for Google-translate, but the species text of L. bicornuta indeed seems to be a 100% fit to the photographed species.

[Richprins]

What about the caterpillar, Klippies?

[Klipspringer]

What about the caterpillar, Klippies?