Australian Green Mantid
Nymph S1: Inside Front Leg
Grass Mantid
S2, Male, dorsal
| Australian Green Mantid Nymph S1: Inside Front Leg | | Grass Mantid S2, Male, dorsal | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Mantises (Mantodea) | ||||
| Family: | Praying Mantis (Mantidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Grass Mantid (Rhodomantis disparilis) | ||||
| This Photo: | S1, Female, dorsal | ||||
| Synonym: | Rhodomantis pulchella | ||||
Thank you Matthew Connors, MrRHydon & Norbu (Nysfour) for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Females have been measured at ~50mm, males ~40mm & the nymph ~30mm. They have a dark red hind wing not visible in the photo's. Males have nearly full length wings, whereas females have very short wings. Note the colour under the thorax, a very smooth/plain chestnutty brown; compared with the dapled top. We have photographed them in Dec (nymph), Feb, Mar, Apr & May. | |||||
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