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Tenodera sinensis
Also called the chinese praying mantis. It is the largest mantis species in North America.
This Chinese Mantid was spotted on a bike path in Davis, West Virginia. In fact, it was directly on the path and we moved it out of harms way.
Spotted on Sep 21, 2014
Submitted on Sep 21, 2014
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Thank you again ForestDragon for helping to correctly identifty this species. I have also included it in the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission. Thanks so much.
Hi Mary, this mantis looks more like a Tenodera species. This is very likely a Chinese Mantis, Tenodera sinensis. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...
You can compare to the images of the European Mantis, Mantis religiosa here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/22947
Lastly, please consider adding this to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...