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Chinese Mantid

Tenodera sinensis

Photo by YvonneD
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Field Notes

Notes:

Southwind Trails in the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area

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Species ID Suggestions

Chinese mantid

Tenodera sinensis
Scarabaeinae
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Comments (2)
YvonneD
Thank you for the ID and references, ForestDragon and Scarabaeinae! :-)
ForestDragon
Hi Yvonne, nice find! I agree with Scarabaeinae. This looks like a Chinese Mantid. Here is a link so you can compare: http://bugguide.net/node/view/10098

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