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Chinese Mantis Nymph

Tenodera sinensis sinensis

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Field Notes

Description:

Praying Mantis Nymphs found outside in wooded lot.
Approximately 1 cm in length.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
ForestDragon
Great series! They are so cute when they are small! The egg case you have in your images looks more like a Chinese Mantid Ootheca: http://bugguide.net/node/view/505680 Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) have egg cases that look like this: http://bugguide.net/node/view/713593 Your wee nymph might be a Chinese Mantid. http://bugguide.net/node/view/641632/bgimage

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Arthropods of Boone County, Kentucky
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PublishedMarch 18, 2012

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