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Orthodera novaezealandiae, known as the New ...
As adults, Orthodera novaezealandiae they ...
tentative identification only
spotted under the leaf in the garden.
Green mantid to 6cm body length. It camouflages well against foliage, but on ...
2cms in length , dark marking down it's back , rest all green
New Zealand Praying Mantis, has a distinct blue patch on his leg. I actually ...
This is a sub-adult nymph. I love the beautiful blue eyespots on the underside ...
A dorso-ventrally flat mantid about 40mm long. Even the forearms fold neatly to ...
Mantid of about 4cm from head to the tip of the abdomen. Orange in colour ...
Nocturnal hunter by a light in a garden at an apartment block
A small, skittish mantis with a small shield and yellow lines around the body.
small to medium in size. They are green in colour with the relative wide and ...
Round three and no luck! http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Garden-Mantis/
The Garden Mantis is bright green in color with blue spots on the front legs. ...
The Garden Mantis is bright green in color with blue spots on the front legs. ...
I heard Miomantis caffra were displacing the native mantis (
3 to 4cm. Incomplete wings. Orange yellow inside fore arms
Our native praying mantis. This one is an older nymph, it's wing bugs were ...
Garden Mantis or Australian Green Mantis, is a species of praying mantis from ...
New Zealand praying mantis. Common and can be found only in New Zealand. The ...
About 40 mm long, this mantis was all green with a flattened body and a ...
A green praying mantis 30-40cm long with distinct blue patches on it's legs.
New Zealand's only native mantis. It is green with some yellow on the underside ...