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Chinese mantis

Tenodera sinensis

Photo by DebraR.Kelley
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Field Notes

Description:

Praying mantis

Habitat:

Garden

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
ForestDragon
Neat find! This looks like a mantis from genus Tenodera. This is very likely that this is a Chinese Mantis, Tenodera sinensis. Here is a link to one of the BugGuide pages so you can compare:http://bugguide.net/node/view/12409 This would be a nice addition to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15738247
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PublishedOctober 19, 2014

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