Purple-winged mantid at Wellington Point, QLD
Identification history
| Tenodera australasiae | 31 Dec 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 20 Apr 2023 | TimL |
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User's notes
The mantis was quite active once disturbed by the camera, as seen in the first image. The second image shows some detail of the head with what appears to be a parasite attached to the insect's right eye adjacent to the pseudopupil. The third and fourth images show the mantis as originally sighted, with potential prey (a second mantis) seen in the final image, just out of range. Additional close-up detail of the mantis is provided in following sighting 4483728 to help with identification.
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Location information
- Places Wellington Point, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Tenodera australasiae Praying mantises (Mantodea) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes