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Tenodera australasiae

Purple-winged mantid at Wellington Point, QLD

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Identification history

	Tenodera australasiae	31 Dec 2024	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	20 Apr 2023	TimL

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This sighting provides additional close-up detail of the mantis seen in previous sighting 4483727 to help with identification. The first image shows a sight that potential prey wouldn't want to see. In the third image the mantis was swaying from side to side to gauge the distance to its reflection (potential prey) as seen in the camera lens.

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Location information

Places Wellington Point, QLD

Sighting information

1 Abundance
TimL Recorded by
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TimL Greater Brisbane NatureMapr 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
313 images trained Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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