Tenodera australasiae

Tenodera australasiae

''Tenodera australasiae'', the purple-winged mantis, is species of praying mantis. Found in Australia, it is common in most parts of Brisbane . Both males and females are capable of flight. The species has not been shown to be parthenogenetic.
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Food

The purple-winged mantis has varied diet consisting mainly of other insects, however, they have been seen eating much larger animals such as small frogs, lizards etc. ''Tenodera australasiae'' can be cannibalistic but not quite an aggressive mantis.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderMantodea
FamilyMantidae
GenusTenodera
SpeciesT. australasiae
Photographed in
Australia