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Chinese Mantis
Tenodera sinensis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
European MantisMantis religiosa
Narrow-winged MantisTenodera angustipennis
Carolina MantisStagmomantis carolina
Tenodera aridifolia
Asian Jumping MantisStatilia maculata
Arizona MantisStagmomantis limbata
Giant Asian MantisHierodula patellifera
Purple-winged MantisTenodera australasiae
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 55,874 |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 5,675 |
| Ohio | 4,903 |
| Canada | 4,540 |
| Virginia | 4,449 |
| New York | 4,096 |
| Maryland | 4,064 |
| Illinois | 4,059 |
| North Carolina | 3,924 |
| Massachusetts | 3,404 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Ecological
- SymbioticLives in close mutualistic relationship with another organismFrom its classification
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Mantises · Mantodea |
| Family | Mantids · Mantidae |
| Genus | Tenodera |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Chinese Mantis with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.