Nesiophasma giganteum


Nesiophasma giganteum[1] is a recently described species of stick insect, order Phasmatodea. It is endemic to Peleng.[2] Adult females are large, typically measuring 250–300mm (10–12 inches) in body length. Both sexes are wingless.

Nesiophasma giganteum mating Photographed by Hari Purwanto

Nesiophasma giganteum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Platycraninae
Tribe: Stephanacridini
Genus: Nesiophasma
Species:
N. giganteum
Binomial name
Nesiophasma giganteum
Hennemann, Le Tirant & Purwanto, 2021


References
  1. Hennemann, Frank H., 2021, Stick insects of Sulawesi, Peleng and the Sula Islands, Indonesia- a review including checklists of species and descriptions of new taxa (Insecta: Phasmatodea), Zootaxa 5073 (1), pp. 1–189: 106–113
  2. Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0); retrieved 23 April 2022)


https://www.genta.id/nesiophasma-giganteum/

Nesiophasma giganteum ova
Nesiophasma giganteum eggs
Nesiophasma giganteum nymph
Nesiophasma giganteum female
Nesiophasma giganteum male
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