General Description
Body green with thorax wider than the head and abdomen. Blue to purple spot on the inside of the front legs. Adult males have wings; females have only wingbuds. Body up to 4 cm long.
Biology
Green Mantids keep very still for long periods of time so that they can ambush prey as it moves past them. Females lay eggs as a single mass inside a hard, woody case (ootheca).
Distribution
Eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Habitat
In vegetation, including in gardens.
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Blue spot on front legs, wide thorax.
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Colours
Green
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Habitats
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Diet
Insects
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Common Name
Green Mantid
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Species Name
ministralis