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Tenodera sinensis
Tan Mantis found in tall grass wetland area while pulling purple loosestrife. I think it might be the invasive Chinese mantis, but I'm not sure
Spotted on Aug 17, 2015
Submitted on Aug 18, 2015
2 Comments
No, I didn't think to take a picture there, or even look there.
There is a good chance that this is a Chinese Mantis, Tenodera sinensis. It is definitely from genus Temodera. The Chinese Mantis is more common. Did you happen to get a photo of the area between the front raptorial legs? http://bugguide.net/node/view/386
This would be a nice addition to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...