Tenodera australasiae
1 Purple-winged mantid at Lake George, NSW
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| Tenodera australasiae | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Jan 2025 | |
| Archimantis sobrina | JonSteinbeck | 9 Jan 2022 |
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This female Large Brown Mantis seemed to be finishing making its egg case. Initially, I noticed something blue in the grass and I thought that some litter was caught in the tall grass stalks but then I noticed the greenish-brown female mantis hanging upside down.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.378312-35.101032
- Places Lake George, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Jan 2022 06:36 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- Grass Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
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- BIrdsinCanberra 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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