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narrow ootheka - Iris oratoria
Copyright © 2012 margarethe brummermann

narrow ootheka - Iris oratoria
Marana, Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 13, 2012
Smaller, greyer and more narrow than the common rounded blobs that I think belong to S. limbata. Ground mantis were around, but seem too small?
Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 15 October, 2012 - 2:24pm
Last updated 15 October, 2012 - 5:20pm

Moved
Moved from Mantidae.
… John Stanard, 15 October, 2012 - 5:20pm

Iris oratoria
… John Stanard, 15 October, 2012 - 4:43pm

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