Tenodera australasiae Leach, 1814 is a animal in the Mantidae family, order Mantodea, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Tenodera australasiae Leach, 1814
The purple-winged mantis (Tenodera australasiae) is a flying praying mantis found across Australia, absent from New Zealand.
Tenodera australasiae, commonly known as the purple-winged mantis, is a species of praying mantis. It is found across Australia, and is particularly common in eastern Australia. Both male and female individuals of this species are able to fly. No evidence has shown that this species reproduces through parthenogenesis. Its range covers all of Australia, and it has been recorded as absent from New Zealand.
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