Praying mantises (Mantodea)

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Praying mantises (Mantodea)

Featured sightings

Orthodera ministralis (Green Mantid) at Melba, ACT - 19 Feb 2021 by kasiaaus

Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis (Black bark mantis or Boxing mantis) at Wollogorang, NSW - 16 May 2023 by roblance

Tenodera australasiae (Purple-winged mantid) at Reid, ACT - 4 Feb 2024 by Pirom

Orthodera ministralis (Green Mantid) at McQuoids Hill - 30 Jan 2024 by HelenCross

Archimantis latistyla (Stick Mantis, Large Brown Mantis) at Acton, ACT - 8 Dec 2018 by TimL

Gyromantis kraussi (Spiny Bark Mantis) at Wellington Point, QLD - 6 Apr 2023 by TimL

Unidentified Praying mantis (Mantodea) by TimL

Archimantis latistyla (Stick Mantis, Large Brown Mantis) at Downer, ACT - 30 Jul 2021 by TimL

Latest sightings

Pseudomantis albofimbriata at Bargo, NSW - 21 Dec 2024 by Snows

Orthodera ministralis at Acton, ACT - 5 Feb 2025 by TimL

Orthodera ministralis (Green Mantid) at Wilsons Valley, NSW - 16 Feb 2025 by Miranda

Unidentified Praying mantis (Mantodea) at Wirlinga, NSW - 15 Feb 2025 by RobCook

Pseudomantis albofimbriata (False garden mantis) at Melba, ACT - 4 Feb 2025 by kasiaaus

Pseudomantis albofimbriata (False garden mantis) at Lyneham, ACT - 10 Feb 2025 by KyliePossum

Unidentified Praying mantis (Mantodea) at Kakadu, NT - 6 Feb 2025 by HelenCross

Tenodera australasiae (Purple-winged mantid) at Higgins, ACT - 5 Feb 2025 by AlisonMilton

Tenodera australasiae (Purple-winged mantid) at Higgins, ACT - 5 Feb 2025 by AlisonMilton

Archimantis sp. (genus) at Yarralumla, ACT - 9 Feb 2025 by KMcCue

Tenodera australasiae (Purple-winged mantid) at Yarralumla, ACT - 8 Feb 2025 by jpittock

Archimantis sp. (genus) at Lawson, ACT - 5 Feb 2025 by TimL

Archimantis sp. (genus) (Large Brown Mantis) at Lyons, ACT - 6 Feb 2025 by ran452

Tenodera australasiae (Purple-winged mantid) at Gungahlin, ACT - 4 Feb 2025 by chriselidie

Mantidae (family) adult or nymph at Cook, ACT - 4 Feb 2025 by lbradley

Mantidae (family) adult or nymph at Wanniassa, ACT - 3 Feb 2025 by JohnBundock

Tenodera australasiae (Purple-winged mantid) at Manton, NSW - 19 Jan 2025 by ConBoekel

Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis (Black bark mantis or Boxing mantis) at Forde, ACT - 30 Jan 2025 by TimL

Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis (Black bark mantis or Boxing mantis) at Forde, ACT - 30 Jan 2025 by TimL

Mantidae (family) adult or nymph at Watson, ACT - 2 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Tenodera australasiae (Purple-winged mantid) at Yarralumla, ACT - 2 Feb 2025 by KMcCue

Pseudomantis albofimbriata (False garden mantis) at Lyons, ACT - 2 Feb 2025 by ran452

Archimantis (genus) (A praying mantis) at Morpeth, NSW - 28 Jan 2025 by HildaHen

Orthodera ministralis (Green Mantid) at Cook, ACT - 30 Jan 2025 by Jubeyjubes

Mantidae - egg case (family) (Egg case of praying mantis) at Higgins, ACT - 28 Jan 2025 by AlisonMilton

Tenodera australasiae at Wirlinga, NSW - 30 Jan 2025 by RobCook

Tenodera australasiae at Alexandra Hills, QLD - 26 Jan 2025 by Beckles74

Pseudomantis albofimbriata (False garden mantis) at Melba, ACT - 27 Jan 2025 by kasiaaus

Tenodera australasiae (Purple-winged mantid) at Lawson, ACT - 28 Jan 2025 by TimL

Tenodera australasiae (Purple-winged mantid) at Albury, NSW - 19 Jan 2025 by DavidDedenczuk

Mantidae (family) adult or nymph at Hall, ACT - 26 Jan 2025 by Anna123

Tenodera australasiae (Purple-winged mantid) at Kangaroo Valley, NSW - 28 Jan 2025 by lbradley

Orthodera ministralis at Tomakin, NSW - 26 Jan 2025 by Hejor1

Mantidae (family) adult or nymph at Macgregor, ACT - 24 Jan 2025 by AlisonMilton

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RobCook wrote:

Yesterday

Wasted on me then, I had no idea what I was looking at initially. Pretty cool little animal.

Tenodera australasiae

KimberiRP wrote:

4 Feb 2025

Juvenile.

Archimantis sp. (genus)

WendyEM wrote:

3 Feb 2025

isn't this the male of Pseudomantis albofimbriata , very different looking to the female,
https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_mantids/FalseGardenMantid.htm Sighting 4559903 (NMapr)

Mantidae (family) adult or nymph

KylieWaldon wrote:

30 Jan 2025

Soooo envious. I've never photographed one of these yet! :)

Tenodera australasiae

KimberiRP wrote:

29 Jan 2025

Juvenile.

Mantodea (order)

Recent activity

Tenodera australasiae at Yarralumla, ACT

Pseudomantis albofimbriata

Orthodera ministralis

Orthodera ministralis at Wilsons Valley, NSW

Orthodera ministralis

Orthodera gracilis

Orthodera ministralis at Wilsons Valley, NSW

Pseudomantis albofimbriata at Melba, ACT

Orthodera ministralis at Melba, ACT

Orthodera ministralis at Melba, ACT

Species Richness Score (SRS)

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