Thread subject: Diptera.info :: unknown object on Magnolia

Posted by Thomas Brand on 26-02-2013 07:45
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Dear all,

on Magnolia imported from Japan to Germany, unknown objects were found. First idea was a pupa, maybe Lepidoptera, but a cut revealed that it looks more like an egg mass.
Any idea?

Thanks in advance
Thomas
Edited by Thomas Brand on 26-02-2013 07:47

Posted by Thomas Brand on 26-02-2013 07:50
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Edited by Thomas Brand on 26-02-2013 07:54

Posted by Thomas Brand on 26-02-2013 07:54
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Posted by Thomas Brand on 26-02-2013 07:55
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Posted by ChrisR on 26-02-2013 09:36
#5
It's a praying mantis egg case.

Posted by piros on 26-02-2013 09:39
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Hi, this is an empty egg-case of a Mantidae, a preying mantis.

Best regards,

Henrik

Posted by Thomas Brand on 26-02-2013 09:40
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Thank you very much for your quick and competent reply!
Perfect!

Thomas

Posted by piros on 26-02-2013 09:51
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Oops, slow typingGrin

Posted by Thomas Brand on 24-04-2013 08:19
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Hello,

after some weeks in an incubator, about 50 small preying mantis hatched. Most of them were given to a pet shop, but we held 7, of which 5 are still alive and thriving. Is it possible to identify the species? Origin is Japan, close to Fukushima.

Thanks
Thomas
Edited by Thomas Brand on 24-04-2013 08:21