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unknown object on Magnolia
Thomas Brand
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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
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It's a praying mantis egg case.
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Hi, this is an empty egg-case of a Mantidae, a preying mantis.

Best regards,

Henrik
 
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Thank you very much for your quick and competent reply!
Perfect!

Thomas
 
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Oops, slow typingGrin
 
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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.

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