Praying Mantis (Female)

Beautiful find! This looks like a mantis from genus Tenodera. Very likely, this is a Chinese Mantis, Tenodera sinensis. Mantis religiosa doesn't have those lovely stripes on the face.Green form Mantis religiosa also has purple or reddish femora (upper part of the hind two pair of legs and pink edging on the protonum (thorax area). Here are some links to compare: Mantis religiosa: http://bugguide.net/node/view/22947 Tenodera sinensis: http://bugguide.net/node/view/12409 Please consider adding this to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15738247