Tenodera australasiae

Tenodera australasiae
	Adult female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Mantidae
Genus:	Tenodera
Species:	T. australasiae
Binomial name
	Tenodera australasiae; Leach, 1814
Synonyms
	Mantis australasiae (Leach, 1814); Mantis darchii (Mac Leay, 1827); Mantis tessellata (Burmeister, 1838);

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

Range[]

All of Australia,^[2] but said to be absent in New Zealand.^[3]

Diet[]

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.

Related[]

The genus Tenodera has a number of species including:

Tenodera aridifolia,

Tenodera sinensis - Chinese mantis,

Tenodera australasiae - purple-winged mantis,

Tenodera superstitiosa found in Africa.

Additional Images[]

Detailed view of the arm of an adult female Tenodera australasiae
Adult male Tenodera australasiae
Adult Tenodera australasiae
Adult female Tenodera australasiae

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c [1] Texas A&M University
^ [2] www.ces.csiro.au Tenodera australasiae (Leach)
^ [3] Ramsay, G. W. 1990. Mantodea (Insecta) with a review of aspects of functional morphology and biology. Fauna of New Zealand 19, 96 pages. ISBN 0-477-02581-1. Published 13 June 1990.

[TexasA&MUniversity-1] [1] Texas A&M University

[csiro-2] [2] www.ces.csiro.au Tenodera australasiae (Leach)

[ram-3] [3] Ramsay, G. W. 1990. Mantodea (Insecta) with a review of aspects of functional morphology and biology. Fauna of New Zealand 19, 96 pages. ISBN 0-477-02581-1. Published 13 June 1990.

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