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Diaper omers femorata
Brownish green, thin, slender, ridges
Woods and forests
Spotted on Oct 22, 2013
Submitted on Oct 24, 2013
2 Comments
Meredith is on the money. I'd say it's definitely a female Anisomorpha but in Texas it could be one of two species: A. buprestoides or A. ferruginea. I think it's safe to put Anisomorpha sp. only on this one.
It's not a praying mantis. Its in the order Phasmatodea (walking sticks) but it is not Diapheromera femorata. Maybe Anisomorpha buprestoides or something related?
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