What Praying Mantis species is this? - Tenodera sinensis

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… John Stanard, 24 October, 2014 - 6:17pm

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

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… John Stanard, 24 July, 2012 - 11:52pm

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… john and jane balaban, 24 July, 2012 - 8:02pm

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

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