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European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Description:

Looks like an albino praying mantis.

Habitat:

A mint plant in our backyard.

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2 Comments

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

Hi Richard. This looks like a European Mantis. This is a very pale tan (or cream) individual but it is a normal color for this species. It is not albino. Here are some others similarly colored to yours:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/836147/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/711906/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/609957/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/441530/bgi...

I hope this helps.

keithp2012
keithp2012 10 years ago

Please add to Rare Color Morphs mission

richard6
Spotted by
richard6

California, USA

Spotted on Aug 30, 2013
Submitted on Aug 30, 2013

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