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Scudder's mantis

Oligonicella scudderi

Description:

Brown and slender. Females have reduced wings, as compared to males. Hind portion of pronotum not much longer than front portion.

Habitat:

Range: Eastern U.S. east of Great Plains, south from about Nebraska, Ohio River, and Maryland, and through Texas south into Mexico.

Notes:

This male was attracted to my backyard blacklight.

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2 Comments

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 12 years ago

I had never seen one before in my life and had to do a bit of research to get it identified. Yes, it was incredibly small as compared to other mantids I'm used to seeing.

Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago

I didn't realize how small this species was until the second picture, wow. And that's fully grown! I image the females are bigger, but not by too much.

Aaron_G
Spotted by
Aaron_G

Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Sep 22, 2007
Submitted on Jan 27, 2012

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