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Mantis 2 - Chinese? - Mantis religiosa
Copyright © 2007 Dale Niesen

Mantis 2 - Chinese? - Mantis religiosa
Flat Rock, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
October 6, 2007
Size: ca. 75 mm / 3.0"
I caught this one having lunch....
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Contributed by Dale Niesen on 7 October, 2007 - 5:39pm
Last updated 13 October, 2007 - 10:32pm

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Chinese mantids should be larger still, and are usually brown with a green costal area on the tegmena (front wings). This is probably Mantis religiosa, and a female.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 October, 2007 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Mantis religiosa
Eric,

Thanks for the help on the mantids. It's nice to finally find something not made in China :-). I see these (Mantis religiosa)were introduced by accident from Europe are there any native Mantids to the U. S.?

Thanks,
Dale
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