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Mantis religiosa
Mantis religiosa, with the common name praying mantis, and outside Europe the European mantis, is an insect in the family Mantidae. It is one of the most well-known and widespread species of the order Mantodea, the Mantises. Mantis religiosa is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. The European mantis is usually 5–7.5 cm (2.0–3.0 in) in length, and has shades of bright green to tan. It can be distinguished easily by a black-ringed spot beneath the fore coxae.
A variety of habitats, but seems to prefer sunny areas of green growth dominated by shrubbery or herbaceus plants.
Male. Photos taken @ Bikodze, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Spotted on Sep 17, 2013
Submitted on Sep 6, 2016
2 Comments
Thank you, ForestDragon, I just joined the mission, will add it in few minutes ;)
I would love to see this spotting added to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...