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Chinese mantid egg case

Tenodera sinensis

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

These two structures are very similar to one I found last year and for which I received the suggestion that it was a mantis egg case. Any suggestions on what else they could be are welcome!

Habitat:

Mason Farm Biological Reserve

Reference Links:

Order Mantodea - Mantids - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
ForestDragon
I agree that they look like Mantid egg cases (called oothecae), more specifically, they look like Chinese Mantid, Tenodera aridifolia, egg cases: http://bugguide.net/node/view/505680/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/493501/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/349161/bgimage See what you think.

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PublishedFebruary 21, 2013

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