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Possible Praying Mantis egg case - Mantis religiosa
Copyright © 2013 Doris Potter

Possible Praying Mantis egg case - Mantis religiosa
St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada
November 16, 2013
Size: 1 1/2 to 2 inches
I suspect this may be a Praying Mantis egg case or a moth cocoon. It was wedged within the tangled branches and stems of a vine on a stone wall in a nature park not far from a river.
Contributed by Doris Potter on 23 November, 2013 - 3:31pm
Last updated 27 April, 2016 - 9:47am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John Stanard, 23 November, 2013 - 4:48pm

European Mantid Ootheca
From that far North of a location in N. America, pretty much only the European mantid (Mantis religiosa) and the Chinese mantid (Tenodera sinensis) exist.

This appears to be that of the Mantis religiosa, the European mantid.
… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 23 November, 2013 - 3:43pm

 
ID of European mantid egg case
Dear Jimmy:
Thanks so much for your ID and within 7 minutes of posting - wow!
All the best,
Doris
… Doris Potter, 23 November, 2013 - 3:52pm

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