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European Mantis? - Iris oratoria - female
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European Mantis? - Iris oratoria - Female
Phoenix South Mountain Park, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
November 9, 2016
Contributed by Steve Wells on 16 November, 2016 - 11:06pm
Last updated 17 November, 2016 - 6:55am

Iris oratoria
The orange spot on the ventral abdomen IDs this as Iris oratoria. The abbreviated wings peg her as female. Both sexes of Mantis religiosa have wings reaching the tip of the abdomen.
… John Stanard, 17 November, 2016 - 6:55am

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