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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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Mantis ID requested - Mantis religiosa - male
Copyright © 2007 Jim Bliss

Mantis ID requested - Mantis religiosa - Male
Fairport, Monroe County, New York, USA
September 22, 2007
Size: 2 inches
Relatively small mantis - brown in color. Can species be determined?

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Contributed by Jim Bliss on 26 September, 2007 - 6:48am
Last updated 1 November, 2008 - 3:57pm

Moved
Moved from Mantidae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 December, 2007 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

Chinese Mantis, perhaps
Depending on the age of this specimen, I would hazard guess that this is a Chinese Mantis (Tenodera aridifolia sinensis). I have raised a hatful of these; I do not see a green underwing, but that might be owing to its young age.
… J. Leggio, 26 September, 2007 - 10:43pm login or register to post comments

European mantis?
Pretty certain this is the European mantis, Mantis religiosa, and a male (very slender compared to female).
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 September, 2007 - 1:15pm login or register to post comments

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