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Narrow-winged Mantis - Tenodera angustipennis - female
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Narrow-winged Mantis - Tenodera angustipennis - Female
Parkville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
September 19, 2013
Mantis with bright orange spot between front praying legs.

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Narrow-winged Mantis - Tenodera angustipennis - female Narrow-winged Mantis - Tenodera angustipennis - female
Contributed by Benjamin JD on 2 January, 2014 - 7:27am

Tenodera angustipennis
Definitely a narrow-wing, as the wings on this female extend past the tip of the abdomen. The females of Stagmomantis have abbreviated wings.
… John Stanard, 2 January, 2014 - 7:30am

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