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Photo#323166
Praying Mantis - Mantis religiosa - male

Praying Mantis - Mantis religiosa - Male
Lake Elizabeth, Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA
August 21, 2009
Is it a Mantis religiosa even though there is no white inside the black spots?

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Praying Mantis - Mantis religiosa - male Praying Mantis - Mantis religiosa - male Praying Mantis - Mantis religiosa - male

here's a similar mantis
this one has no white patch in the black patch.

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Moved from ID Request.

European mantis
Mantis religiosa

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