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Purple-winged Mantid

Tenodera australasiae

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Mantis about 90mm long. Green under wings. Wings lacy, dull purple. Underbelly mostly pale cream.

Habitat:

Sneaking around in a used car lot late at night.

Notes:

These guys seem to know there is a feed near bright lights.
https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmania/the-insect-orders/manto…
Distribution http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Purplewinged+Mantid

Reference Links:

Tenodera australasiae - Overview, Tenodera australasiae, Purple-winged Mantis (Tenodera australasiae)

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Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
A great stamping ground for budding mantids and katydids ... best time of the day for it too with this heat :(
MartinL
Nice. There seems to be a lot of bugs checking out the local car yards at night.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora
Mission
Marvelous Mantids of the World

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PublishedMarch 7, 2013

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