Tenodera australasiae
Purple-winged mantid at Crooked Corner, NSW
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| Tenodera australasiae | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Sep 2023 | |
| Tenodera australasiae | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Jan 2023 | |
| Mantodea (order) | Milly | 29 Jan 2023 |
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Found on outside of screen door.
1 comment
30 Jan 2023
Hi Michael! This morning I found that the mantid had fallen off the screen down onto the floor, and seems close to death. I picked it up and moved it to a better spot for photographs, and only got a slight twitching of one leg during the process, so it obviously wasn't 'alive and healthy' as I thought. I have now placed it amongst vegetation in the garden so it can fade away in safety (and also in dignity - all living things deserve dignity in death). Can I edit my post by adding today's three pics, which show extended wings and a close-up of the head (but are a different date to the 'sighting date'?) Also, I should probably change it from 'alive and healthy' to 'sick/injured'? Your advice would be appreciated.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.345873-34.208790
- Places Crooked Corner, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Jan 2023 02:21 PM Recorded on
- Milly Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Milly 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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