Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mantid Empusa pennata - male?

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 09-06-2007 23:35
#1
Hi


Spectacular Empusa spotted in dunas de S?o Jacinto.

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see bigger here:
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other:

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to see bigger:
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is this a male?
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 09-06-2007 23:48

Posted by Isidro on 10-06-2007 09:20
#2
Without any doubt. This species is absolutely unmistakable in Iberian Peninsula. But it's a female.