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.
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Nesiophasma giganteum mating
Photographed by Hari Purwanto
Nesiophasma giganteum | |
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Scientific 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
- 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
- Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0); retrieved 23 April 2022)
External links
https://www.genta.id/nesiophasma-giganteum/
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Nesiophasma giganteum ova
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Nesiophasma giganteum eggs
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Nesiophasma giganteum nymph
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Nesiophasma giganteum female
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Nesiophasma giganteum male
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