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Photo#92401
Mantis - Tenodera - Tenodera - female

Mantis - Tenodera - Tenodera - Female
Placentia, CA, Orange County, California, USA
December 31, 1969
Size: 3.5"

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Stagmomantis?
This looks like a Stagmomantis nymph to me. The proportions are wrong for Tenodera. The abdomen is too short relative to the prothorax. Given the location, it is probably Stagmomantis californica

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