Orthodera ministralis
Green Mantid at Goorooyarroo NR (ACT)
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| Orthodera ministralis | MichaelBedingfield | 26 Jan 2024 | |
| Unverified | betchern0t | 25 Jan 2024 |
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reminds me of a mantid or a grasshopper but is neither. It is probably some form of true bug
10 comments
26 Jan 2024
I have added a blow up of the head and front legs. The head is missing the classic triangular head of a mantis and the legs are normal insect legs rather than the heavily modified attack and grasping claws of a mantis.
26 Jan 2024
The front legs are folded. See: Orthodera ministralis (Green Mantid) Yours is also immature, see: Orthodera ministralis (Green Mantid)
26 Jan 2024
@betchern0t I get where you're coming from, the first few times I saw them, they confused the heck out of me as well, but they are in fact a mantid! Nature is wild!
26 Jan 2024
I don't see a good match with the listing on the Australian Museum: https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/garden-mantid/
26 Jan 2024
@betchern0t as @michaelb has said, the legs are folded in, and it has also tucked in its head, which makes it hard to tell, but this is 100% Orthodera. They're just very good at disguising themselves.
28 Jan 2024
Thanks Christina. See these pages: Orthodera ministralis and https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/4df73026-423d-4a0f-a9c5-cb82f319167f#gallery
28 Jan 2024
Thanks both of you for the identification. My response was in the order of gobsmacked rather than an intention to be rude. My apologies
Location information
- Coordinates 149.173128-35.204370
- Maps Goorooyarroo NR (ACT)
- Places Kenny, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Jan 2024 12:17 PM Recorded on
- betchern0t Recorded by
- gum Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- betchern0t Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orthodera ministralis Praying mantises (Mantodea) Insects
Species information
- Orthodera ministralis Scientific name
- Green Mantid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1043.14m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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