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Tenodera sinensis
Found in our garden in Brigantine- a barrier island in New Jersey!
Spotted on Oct 25, 2014
Submitted on Oct 26, 2014
2 Comments
Yes, I agree! Definitely looks more like Tenodera. Thank you!!
Beautiful find! This looks like a mantis from genus Tenodera. Very likely, this is a Chinese Mantis, Tenodera sinensis. Mantis religiosa doesn't have those lovely stripes on the face.Green form Mantis religiosa also has purple or reddish femora (upper part of the hind two pair of legs and pink edging on the protonum (thorax area).
Here are some links to compare:
Mantis religiosa: http://bugguide.net/node/view/22947
Tenodera sinensis: http://bugguide.net/node/view/12409
Please consider adding this to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...