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Oligonicella scudderi
Medium sized mantis, tawny brown in coloration.
west central ga
Whoa --- at first I thought this must be a Misidentification; however, it turns out European mantids were accidentally introduced in the 1800s! Crazy. I've had a very mandtiful year. Thanks for the ID @WilliamsFamily
I think this may actually be a native species (with no common name). The shape of the body and the thorax are a bit different than the European mantis.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/22947
Male Mantis religiosa can be green as well. :-) https://bugguide.net/node/view/697253
I believe this is a male european mantis. The males are all brown in their mating colors.
Spotted on Oct 23, 2018
Submitted on Nov 13, 2018
