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Mossy Spiny Stick Insect, Phasmid -Male

Orthostheneboea exotica

Photo by AlbertKang
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Field Notes

Description:

This is an exotic find, as its name imply.
Male Phasmid of Orthostheneboea exotica, very small, around 4 cm and thin.
Highly camouflaged among the moss.
Close-up pic of the face (Pic #1) shows how spiny he is and the tips of the spines are black in color.
Very short metathorax with his signature 4 spines.

Habitat:

Tropical forest especially among mossy trees

Notes:

New Organism to Project Noah

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
AlbertKang
Thanks, @Gilma. It all depends on how much night walks I get to do when there. Usually in Philippines & Malaysia, its possible to see between 10-20 species in a night :)
AlbertKang
Thanks, @Gilma :) Hope to add at least 10 and possibly up to 50 species from Costa Rica next year :D

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PublishedSeptember 9, 2014

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