New Zealand praying mantis eggcase
Orthodera novaezealandiae (Colenso)
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Size range
- Eggcase up to 15 mm long
Distribution
- New Zealand native
Life History
- Adult insect 30–40 mm in length
- Predacious, catches insects
- Bright blue patch inside front leg is distinctive
- Adult insect usually sits on top of leaves
- Eggcase brown, compact
