Mantid in the garden

[buffy]

Hello people. This magnificent critter was sitting on the white balladonna flowers this morning. A mantid is about as far as I get with an ID. I've put up a picture on Bowerbird. I thought our praying mantids this far South were green.

[fsm]

Could be Tenodera australasiae, the purple-winged mantis.

[buffy]

Thank you....that looks a good likelihood. Gorgeous, isn't it!