Narrow-winged Mantis (Tenodera angustipennis)

Narrow-winged Mantis, a reference photo — Photo: Yasunori Koide · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Tenodera angustipennis is a species of mantis native to Asia and nearby areas of Oceania. The species was introduced and became established in the eastern United States. Tenodera angustipennis was noticed as early as 1921 in Aberdeen, Maryland, but that occurrence was not noted in a published record until 1933.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Narrow-winged Mantis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Tenodera aridifolia
Tenodera sinensis
Tenodera costalis
Stagmomantis nahua
Coptopteryx argentina

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Tenodera
Species: Tenodera angustipennis

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