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Mantidae (family)

2 Egg case of praying mantis at Bookham, NSW

Mantidae (family) at Bookham, NSW - 14 Aug 2024
Mantidae (family) at Bookham, NSW - 14 Aug 2024
Mantidae (family) at Bookham, NSW - 14 Aug 2024
Mantidae (family) at Bookham, NSW - 14 Aug 2024
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Identification history

Mantidae (family) 25 Aug 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Mantidae (family) 14 Aug 2024 RogerF
Archimantis sp. (genus) 14 Aug 2024 CarbonAI
Mantidae (family) 14 Aug 2024 AnneG1

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Egg cases (approx 30mm in length) found attached to granite boulders (attached under overhangs).

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RogerF wrote:
   14 Aug 2024
Possibly from a terrestrial mantis such as Bolbe or Boxing mantis

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