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Ciulfina sp.
Ciulfina is a genus of small, tree-dwelling mantises in the Family Liturgusidae and native to Australia. It is thought that their flattened body facilitates moving under tree barks.
Dry sclerophyll forest. Mt. Coot-tha, Stringybark Track.
25 mm eyes to abdomen. Notice the stripes through the eye and stripy legs.
Spotted on Apr 6, 2014
Submitted on Apr 29, 2014
7 Comments
Thanks Atul :-)
superb !
Thanks lori! Nice to see you around :-)
Awesome spotting.
Tentative ID added at Genus level. Any further help appreciated!
Thanks Neil! Trying to confirm ID.
Oh I've been waiting for this one. Excellent shots.