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Mantis religiosa 01b - Mantis religiosa
Copyright © 2007 Karl Volkman

Mantis religiosa 01b - Mantis religiosa
Curlew Lake, 10 miles northeast of Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA
August 29, 2007
Photographed near Curlew Lake, ~10 miles Northeast of Republic, ~20 Miles south of the Canadian Border, ~150 miles east of the Cascade mountains, ~2100 ft in elevation.

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Mantis religiosa 01b - Mantis religiosa Mantis religiosa 01a - Mantis religiosa
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Contributed by Karl Volkman on 1 December, 2007 - 2:38am
Last updated 3 December, 2007 - 5:03pm

European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)?
If I read the Identification correctly on the Info page, the black spot high on the front legs (more visible in the second image) makes this a European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)
http://bugguide.net/node/view/22947
… John R. Maxwell, 1 December, 2007 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

 
Yup.
Yup.
… Ryanthebuglover, 1 August, 2008 - 7:40am login or register to post comments

 
Yes.
John's ID is correct.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 December, 2007 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

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