Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis
Black bark mantis or Boxing mantis at Throsby, ACT
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| Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Jan 2025 | |
| Bolbe nigra | MichaelMulvaney | 15 Dec 2024 | |
| Archimantis sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 6 Dec 2024 | |
| Bolbe nigra | TimL | 6 Dec 2024 |
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User's notes
The mantid was sighted on the side of a tree amidst a moving sea of springtails. The springtails eventually climbed onto the mantid before it moved on as can be seen in the final image (on the right eye and back of the body) and in following sighting 4625400.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.164882-35.173275
- Altitude 640.5m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Throsby, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Dec 2024 11:17 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis Praying mantises (Mantodea) Insects
Species information
- Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis Scientific name
- Black bark mantis or Boxing mantis Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 763m Recorded at altitude
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