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Stick Insect, Phasmid - Male

Photo by AlbertKang
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Field Notes

Description:

Male of a Stick Insect of the typical look, very long and scrawny.
Body length around 15-18 cm, with wings, yellow on top of head and spines on the legs.

Could be Phobaeticus kirbyi

Notes:

Females of this specie has been recorded as likely the second longest Phasmid/Stick Insect in the world, up to 31.7 cm in body length. The longest Phasmid is Phobaeticus chani, with body length up to 35.7 mm.

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PublishedJuly 8, 2014

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