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Japanese mantis

(Tenodera angustipennis)

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Description

Tenodera angustipennis is a species of mantis native to Asia and nearby areas of Oceania. The species was introduced and became established in the eastern United States. Tenodera angustipennis was noticed as early as 1921 in Aberdeen, Maryland, but that occurrence was not noted in a published record until 1933. This species has two common names narrow-winged mantis and Japanese mantis in English. This insect is known as (translates to "Korean mantis") in the Japanese language and (an alternative name which translates to "true mantis") as well as just plain (a formal name) in the Korean language. "Tenodera" is from Greek meaning "slender neck" and "angustipennis" is from Latin meaning "narrow wing".Size: Males 65~80 mm, females 68~85 mm in length. Tenodera angustipennis are often brown or green. Tenodera angustipennis proportionately have a more elongate pronotum and shorter, narrower tegmina and wings than Tenodera sinensis. T. angustipennis have a brown, patterned streak on each of their transparent hind wings, while T. sinensis have hind wings that are completely patterned and brown. The Chinese mantis is thicker or more stocky than the narrow-winged mantis. It can be easy for a person to tell apart between the adults of these two species, Tenodera angustipennis and Tenodera sinensis, when the two species are placed side by side.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Mantodea
Family:Mantidae
Genus:Tenodera
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