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Photo#141195
Mantis - Mantis religiosa

Mantis - Mantis religiosa
Bear Gap, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 29, 2007
Not sure which type but it was quite large so I am assuming it was a female.

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Moved
Moved from Mantids.

European.
This is most likely a European mantis, Mantis religiosa. Nice images.

 
Thanks
Thanks, Eric. And thanks for the ID. It does look like the other Europeans here in the guide. I didn't realize we had this species here in the Northeast.