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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Mantinae » Mantis » European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)
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preying mantis female - unknown sp. - Mantis religiosa - male
Copyright © 2016 rvanderkam

preying mantis female - unknown sp. - Mantis religiosa - Male
Gatineau, Ontario, Canada
August 29, 2016
After sunset, temperature ~20c, in an industrial park in Gatineau, Quebec, saw it standing on the pavement, picked it up and quickly placed it on a window sill at which point it started displaying as shown. Not collected. Have video. (Can it be uploaded? It's high resolution!)

Assume a preying mantis but do not see indicators of which species. 8 abdominal segments seen in photo indicate female?

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preying mantis female - unknown sp. - Mantis religiosa - male preying mantis female - unknown sp. - Mantis religiosa - male
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Contributed by rvanderkam on 31 August, 2016 - 9:42am
Last updated 31 August, 2016 - 12:32pm

Male
Eight ventral abdominal segments = male, six = female. Males of this species also have long, thick, chorded antennae. These are evident in your images.

As for the species, the under-arm "bullseyes", clear hindwings and "racing stripes" along the edge of the forewings indicate Mantis religiosa, as Alan identified it.
… John Stanard, 31 August, 2016 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Alan Jeon, 31 August, 2016 - 9:48am login or register to post comments

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