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Praying Mantid

Description:

A very pretty, delicate looking mature, winged mantid, probably female. 12 cm in length, apple green with pink tinges.

Habitat:

Garden - eating insects on my Solanum jasminoides album.

Notes:

I'd like to know which member of Mantodea this is.

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2 Comments

AngelaSusanBradley
AngelaSusanBradley 10 years ago

Thanks, Mr Goldfish

Mr. Goldfish
Mr. Goldfish 10 years ago

Empusa or Idolomorpha or something, I do not know much about them.

Algarve, Portugal

Spotted on May 4, 2011
Submitted on May 14, 2011

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