Please identify this species of Praying Mantis

Bartow, FL(Zone 9a)

This mantis was found on a screen at night. It looked to have a beautiful pattern of silver and black in the artificial light. In daylight, it almost disappears when on the bark of a Turkey Oak (Quercus laevis) tree in Central Florida. It was between 2 1/2" to 3" long.

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