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Chinese Mantid nymph

Tenodera sinensis sinensis

Photo by ForestDragon
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Field Notes

Description:

Spotting # 700! Large nymph. Warm browns on the thorax. Brown with a yellow tinge on dorsal abdomen. Dark and light stripes on face. Underside of abdomen bright orange. Dark marks on inside of fron legs (see picture 2). Introduced species that has adapted well.

Habitat:

Suburban garden.

Reference Links:

Subspecies Tenodera sinensis sinensis - Chinese Mantid - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
KathleenMcEachern
Congrats on 700 and I have really enjoyed your collection and ID help on mine. Thanks!
HemaShah
Congratulations for hitting 700 spots. Adorable Mantis with excellent description!
Jacob Gorneau
Lovely spotting, Tamar! What a gorgeous 700th! Thanks for all your ID help and very informative spottings!

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Marvelous Mantids of the World

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PublishedSeptember 7, 2013

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