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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Thespidae » Thesprotia » Grass-like Mantid (Thesprotia graminis)
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Grass-like Mantid - Thesprotia graminis - male
Copyright © 2009 Robert Lord Zimlich

Grass-like Mantid - Thesprotia graminis - Male
Daphne (Village Point Preserve), Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
April 29, 2009
Which species thread-legged bug is this? Thank you.
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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 29 April, 2009 - 4:24pm
Last updated 24 July, 2011 - 11:48am

not a bug, but a nice mantid (must be Thesprotia graminis)
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… v belov, 29 April, 2009 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

 
I'd Say So
V,
I'd say you're right. There is nothing else close to it. BTW should I leave the title the way it is, even though not correct? Someone searching for thread-legged bug might find and know the difference. Please advise.
RLZ
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 1 May, 2009 - 8:15am login or register to post comments

 
Dear RLZ:
it's completely up to you; the purpose of title is not expressly defined in the submission form, so it's a matter of personal choice and discretion. I look at the pix and label data and don't pay much attention to anything else, but it would make sense to edit the title per correct ID.
… v belov, 1 May, 2009 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

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