The Purple winged mantis (Tenodera australasiae) is species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of praying mantis. Found in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, it is common in most parts of Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

 (QLD). Both males and females are capable of flight. The species has not been shown to be parthenogenic. The genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 Tenodera has a number of species including *T. angustipennis

Tenodera angustipennis

Tenodera angustipennis or the Narrow-winged Mantis is a species of mantis native to Japan and nearby areas on mainland Asia, but it has also become established in the eastern United States....

- "narrow-winged mantis",
T. aridifolia sinensis

Chinese mantis

The Chinese mantis is a species of praying mantis. Originating from China, they were first introduced to North America around 1895 as a source of pest control. Since then, the species has spread throughout much of southern New England, and the Northeast United States, and ootheca can be purchased...

- "Chinese mantis",
T. australasiae - "purple-winged mantis",
T. superstitiosa found in Africa.
The purple winged mantis has varied diet consisting mainly of other insects, however, they have been seen eating much larger animals such as small frogs, lizards etc. Tenodera australasiae can be cannibalistic

Cannibalism

Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh of other human beings. It is also called anthropophagy...

but not quite an aggressive mantis.