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Chinese Mantis

Tenodera sinensis

Photo by Dragoon
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Humid continental climate.

Notes:

Spotted in front yard on a bush, have had plenty of Praying mantids around my house for years.

Species ID Suggestions

Chinese Mantid

Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

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ForestDragon
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Comments (2)
ForestDragon
I would love to have this beauty in the Marvelous Mantids of the North East mission! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15738247
ForestDragon
Though there are similarities, I am sure that this is a Chinese Mantid. The European Mantis has distinctive spots on the inside of the front legs : http://bugguide.net/node/view/341867 http://bugguide.net/node/view/554740/bgimage You can see that area in your pictures and there is no dark spot like these: http://bugguide.net/node/view/581732/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/332660/bgimage
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PublishedJune 1, 2011

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