Orthodera ministralis

Green Mantid at Penrose, NSW

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Identification history

	Orthodera ministralis	22 Mar 2022	RogerF
	Orthodera ministralis	22 Mar 2022	Aussiegall

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I was actually taking photos of the skipper butterfly and didn't realise the mantis was there until I downloaded the photos and looked at them. It didn't catch this particular butterfly. I came back to the flower a minute later and spotted it eating another butterfly

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RogerF wrote:

22 Mar 2022

Some insect predators and spiders habitually sit on flowers waiting to grab unsuspecting visitors. Tha mantid is obviously eyeing off a tasty morsel

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Location information

Coordinates 150.212082 -34.681733
Maps Penrose Wingecarribee Local Government Area
Places Penrose, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
20 Mar 2022 12:15 PM Recorded on
Aussiegall Recorded by
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Insects Praying mantises (Mantodea) Aussiegall Southern Highlands NatureMapr

Additional information

Skipper Butterfly Associated animal
50mm or larger Animal size
Unknown Gender

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
254 images trained Machine learning
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New South Wales

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