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Mantis religiosa
Wonderful photo!
I am pretty sure this is actually a Chinese Mantid. There are some slight differences in coloration and shape. Please check out the link I provided with my ID suggestion and compare the images to your beauty!
Please consider adding this to the Marvelous Mantids of the North East mission:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...