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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Mantinae » Tenodera » Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis) » Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis sinensis)
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Chinese Mantis - Tenodera sinensis
Copyright © 2007 Ted Kropiewnicki

Chinese Mantis - Tenodera sinensis
Bear, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
September 5, 2006
Size: ~ 6 cm
On Spoonleaf Yucca (Yucca filamentosa).
Little bugs are Yucca Plant Bugs (Halticotoma valida).
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Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 9 December, 2007 - 11:03pm
Last updated 9 May, 2014 - 8:20pm

definitely a chinese mantid n
definitely a chinese mantid no question
… mantid man, 27 December, 2007 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

 
definitely
Thank you!
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 27 December, 2007 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

Looks like it
I think that the green fringe on the wing indicates Chinese Mantid. Can you tell me if the Halticotoma valida looked like this...
… John R. Maxwell, 9 December, 2007 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Halticotoma valida
Yes, I just uploaded an image to get an ID. Your image is much clearer but I believe its the same species.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 9 December, 2007 - 11:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I've been working on it for 3 months. I was pretty sure. I had a few local people look at it, but they would only say it looked similar and Halticotoma valida is know in NJ, but they couldn't confirm from an image unless it was sitting on a host plant.
… John R. Maxwell, 9 December, 2007 - 11:40pm login or register to post comments

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