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Mediterranean Mantis egg box

Iris oratoria

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Field Notes

Description:

about 15mm long on an outside wall which gets a lot of very hot sun.

Habitat:

Garden on limestone outcrop in foothills of Los Serranos mountains.

Species ID Suggestions

Iris oratoria

Iris oratoria

Reference Link
Maniacval
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Comments (1)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Thanks for the ID Manuel, will have to check my Mantid photos now to see if any might be this species and not religiosa.

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Biodiversidad en España/Spain
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2015 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2015

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