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False Garden Mantid

Pseudomantis albofimbriata

Description:

Brownish Beige coloured. Around 4 cm in length (around 1.5 inches)

Habitat:

Noticed it sitting on my Oleander tree

Notes:

If anyone could ID which particular Mantid this is I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you

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4 Comments

JamesPriest2
JamesPriest2 7 years ago

Thanks Felix. Yes I did think it was probably not fully adult :-)

Felix Fleck
Felix Fleck 7 years ago

I agree with ForestDragon. Yours is a nymph/subadult, still lacking the wings.

JamesPriest2
JamesPriest2 7 years ago

Thank you very much ForestDragon. :-). Interesting to note they come in two different colours.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 7 years ago

I suspect you may have found a False Garden Mantid, Pseudomantis albofimbriata. http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...

JamesPriest2
Spotted by
JamesPriest2

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Spotted on Feb 3, 2017
Submitted on Feb 6, 2017

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