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Twig Wilter

Pephricus sp.

Photo by JessicaSA
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Field Notes

Description:

An insect a little more than a centimeter long, with large flat projections along the sides of its exoskeleton with small spikes along the edges. A light brown in colour, with darker brown markings. Relatively small eyes on a slightly elongated head with long antennae which have small hairs and spines on them.

Habitat:

Found under a bauhinia in the dead leaves and small-ish stones.

Species ID Suggestions

Twig Wilter

Pephricus sp.

Comments (10)

Sorry, there was a typo in my previous comment. It was supposed to read: nor have I heard of it.
Thank you to Mr. Heyns, it is apparently a twig wilter, although I have never seen this type of insect in our area (nor have i hea of it).
Jessica, do you have any closer picture? Can you, please, make a crop of #1?
I'm leaning towards an assassin bug because they are sometimes very ornate.
Amazing creature! I have seen something like this before but unfortunately I forgot it's ID. It would be better if you can crop the pictures for a better close up photo.
Looks like a Leaf-footed Bug nymph, sorta.
Wow, what an interesting insect! I hope you receive an ID for this one.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2014

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