Giant Asian mantis, Asian mantis, Indochina mantis Mantidae (Mantids)Found in Malaysia, Hawaii, India, Java, Korean Peninsula, Philippines, New Guinea, Southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, West Sumba, Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), Okinawa, and Taiwan. Introduced to the Hawaiian Islands. A female in the process of laying eggs.Other views:
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/25640860052/in/photolist...www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/25640852572/in/photolist...Thanks to Karl Magnacca for a positive identification.