Tenodera australasiae

Purple-winged mantid at Stirling, ACT

Tenodera australasiae at Stirling, ACT - 24 Jan 2017
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Tenodera australasiae 25 Jan 2017 KimPullen
Tenodera australasiae 24 Jan 2017 MatthewFrawley

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Good view of purple wings as this insect was able to successfully scare away a Magpie-lark that was attempting to eat it. Third separate sighting of this species in four days, seem to be a lot around January 2017.

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