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Mantid

Sub fam. Miomantinae

Description:

About 4 cm.

Habitat:

Meadowland/forest, Hlane National park

1 Species ID Suggestions

Chinese Praying Mantid
Tenodera sinensis


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11 Comments

Tiz
Tiz 9 years ago

Thank you Teresia and Mr Goldfish. I have added the Sub. fam. to the spotting.

Mr. Goldfish
Mr. Goldfish 9 years ago

Possibly a sub-adult male Miomantis.

TeresaBurke
TeresaBurke 9 years ago

Cool!

Tiz
Tiz 9 years ago

Thank you for the ID suggestion brycezimmerman. But I have not managed to find any records of the Tenodera sinensis in the area for the spotting.

Thank you for all the inspiring comments Thomas, Bhagya and Christine :)

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 9 years ago

Lovely.....

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 9 years ago

Beautiful shots!

Tiz
Tiz 9 years ago

Thanks a lot Mac, Dilan and ForestDragon. I am sorry to say that I dont have any dorsum photos, and I assume that will make it very hard to ID. Shame! I have to remember this for next time a mantid comes in my way!
DrNamgya, I did not really think about that until you wrote it, but you are right, it is exactly the same shade :)

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 years ago

Beautiful find Tiz! Do you have any images of the dorsum (the back)?

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 9 years ago

Look at the merging green colours! Good spotting, Tiz.

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

cute series Tiz!!

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 9 years ago

Nice series Tiz

Tiz
Spotted by
Tiz

Sifundza seLubombo, Swaziland

Spotted on Apr 5, 2014
Submitted on May 4, 2014

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