Tenodera australasiae
1 Purple-winged mantid at Weston Creek, ACT
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| Tenodera australasiae | MichaelMulvaney | 1 May 2017 | |
| Tenodera australasiae | MichaelBedingfield | 20 Apr 2017 |
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A copulating pair, the female having eaten the head and upper part of the male's body; on the water's edge at Coombs Ponds.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.053552-35.322540
- Altitude 574.9m
- Maps Coombs Ponds
- Places Weston Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 18 Apr 2017 06:12 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Grass Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Mixed Gender
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- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tenodera australasiae Praying mantises (Mantodea) Insects
Species information
- Tenodera australasiae Scientific name
- Purple-winged mantid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1003.3m Recorded at altitude
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