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Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
Tan to pale green. Forewings tan with green along front margin. Compound eyes chocolate-brown at sunset, pale tan soon after sunrise and during the day. Graceful creature that usually moves very slowly but is also lightning fast.
Meadows and gardens, on tall herbs, flower clusters and shrubs.
Widely distributed in the U.S. due to the availability of commercially purchased egg-cases.
Great series! I just ran across it in a search for spottings for my new Mantid mission. I would love to see this as an addition!
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...
Thank you Eric - I naively didn't even think there may be more than one kind of mantis!
Thank you very much Carol! I'm not sure if the info about the duck applies to your spotting, but it's just something I read. Your photos are beautiful!
@CindyBinghamKeiser, Thank you! I just got really lucky. I watched this guy for about 30 minutes.
Spotted on Oct 21, 2011
Submitted on Feb 21, 2012
