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Iris oratoria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Iris oratoria, known by the common name Mediterranean mantis or (less frequently) iris mantis, is a widespread species of praying mantis native to Europe.
The photos relate to different dates between 2011/2014, also the locations are different, but all within a radius of 15 km.
Spotted on Aug 28, 2014
Submitted on Jul 4, 2015
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That baby one (hatchling?) might be a Mantis religiosa. Hatchlings of Iris oratoria are quite different in looks, looking like a ground mantis with pointy eyes.
Iris oratoria hatchlings (not my photos):
http://mantidforum.net/forums/uploads/mo...
http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showth...