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Injured Tenodera sinensis? - Tenodera sinensis - male

Injured Tenodera sinensis? - Tenodera sinensis - Male
Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 6, 2015
Size: 3.5"
This is one of 3 or 4 mantids that have been preying for the last week or so on bees in my garden. This morning I saw this one looking badly injured (almost appeared burned). Could this have been a bee injury or something else? A picture of same or similar mantid from a few days below is also attached.

Wow
The forewings are almost gone. The black, burnt looking area are the hindwings; that is their normal color. Sometimes this kind of thing happens when molting from the final immature instar to adult. It isn't uncommon to see them with rumpled wings after molting, but this looks like a rather extreme example.

 
Proper place for this type of request?
Sorry, wasn't sure which forum to ask the question I have. Thanks for any guidance...

 
This is
the right place to ask. ;^)

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