Spotted in my lavender. In reproductive mode! Male is smaller with longer wings. They remained in the act for hours.
Not sure which species this is... Perhaps @sanguinedragonflye has some ideas
Target Species for identification is the Mantis Ootheca, the wasps are posted as a separate observation. Wild, alive, , Mantis Ootheca egg case found attached to tree, with small parasitising wasps coming and laying eggs in Ootheca. St Johns, SA, Australia. Observation 1 .Photos by Karen Weaving, @karenweaving62 and Owen Gale, @owen65