Australian Green Mantid
Nymph S1, Inside Front Leg
Grass Mantid
S2, Male, dorsal
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| Australian Green Mantid Nymph S1, Inside Front Leg | | Grass Mantid S2, Male, dorsal | | ||
Animals Plants Info |
 | 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 | Other name: | Grass Mantis | Thank you Matthew Connors (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 dappled top.
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