Mantid (Bactromantis mexicana)

Female Bactromantis mexicana (Saussure & Zehntner, 1894) - Slim Mexican Mantis. Thanks to Kris Anderson for providing the species determination on bugguide. Found at Santa Rita Experimental Range. Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA.

 

Found in this general vicinity: 31.82484N 110.93151W.

 

Single exposure, slightly cropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.

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