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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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What Praying Mantis species is this? - Tenodera sinensis
Copyright © 2012 Pamela

What Praying Mantis species is this? - Tenodera sinensis
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 29, 2012
Size: 1 1/2"
There are many Praying Mantis species. This is much smaller and its body is thin unlike other mantids that I've seen. What is the common name for this species?
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Contributed by Pamela on 29 June, 2012 - 6:23pm
Last updated 27 April, 2016 - 9:22am

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… John Stanard, 24 October, 2014 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

Good possibility of it...
...being a Tenodera sinensis, the Chinese mantid. I've raised young mantids from birth to death and the young, immature individuals look exactly like this one. From the size and time of year, I can assume that this is an immature Chinese mantid. Sex on the other hand is a questionable matter as sex can only be easily determined at this age by counting the bottom abdomen segments. Males have 8 while females have 6.
… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 30 August, 2013 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

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… John Stanard, 24 July, 2012 - 11:52pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 24 July, 2012 - 8:02pm login or register to post comments

Not sure about species, but...
It is a subadult that does not have wings yet, which is part of why it's small. It also appears to be a male; even adult males are smaller than females, and tend to be more slender.
… Melissa Barton, 2 July, 2012 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Not sub-adult
I think it is two molts behind sub-adult. It looks like chinese. Oh, and I think it is male but I cannot tell from this picture.
… Walter Nathaniel Long, 8 May, 2013 - 10:57pm login or register to post comments

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