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Mantis - Tenodera aridifolia
Copyright © 2007 Bill Clark

Mantis - Tenodera aridifolia
apollo, armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 19, 2007
Size: approx 5 in.
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Contributed by Bill Clark on 19 October, 2007 - 8:09am
Last updated 28 December, 2007 - 5:28pm

Moved
Moved from Mantidae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 December, 2007 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

Hard to say.
I have seen some female Chinese mantids that were all green, but the European mantis is more consistently monochrome:-) The clue: bold black spots under the "armpit" of the front legs means it is a European mantis.
… Eric R. Eaton, 19 October, 2007 - 1:00pm login or register to post comments

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