Mantidae - egg case (family)
Egg case of praying mantis at Paddys River, ACT
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| Mantidae - egg case (family) | KimPullen | 17 Nov 2018 | |
| Mantidae - egg case (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 15 Nov 2018 |
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On the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.
2 comments
18 Nov 2018
The two wasps perched on the plant just below it are probably egg parasitoids of the mantid.
18 Nov 2018
Thanks Kim
I was hoping you would notice the wasps, and will put in a separate sighting for them.
I was hoping you would notice the wasps, and will put in a separate sighting for them.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066500-35.502019
- Altitude 580.0m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Dec 2014 08:16 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Hypericum perforatum Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mantidae - egg case (family) Praying mantises (Mantodea) Insects
Species information
- Mantidae - egg case (family) Scientific name
- Egg case of praying mantis Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 953m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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