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Acanthoclonia Phasmid

Acanthoclonia sp (male)

Photo by Felix Fleck
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Description:

Apparently this is a subadult male. It was around 5cm long, with spiny protrusions on head and thorax, spines on abdomen and legs are much smaller. Base colour is a pale cream with darker irregular markings and green on the spiny protrusions. On a leaf it's quite conspicuous, but almost impossible to make out among thick vegetation.

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest in the Ecuadorian Amazon region, near Tena.

Reference Links:

genus Acanthoclonia Stål, 1875: Phasmida Species File

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