Nesiophasma giganteum

Nesiophasma giganteum
Nesiophasma giganteum mating, photographed by Hari Purwanto
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Genus: Nesiophasma
Species:
N. giganteum
Binomial name
Nesiophasma giganteum
Hennemann, Le Tirant & Purwanto, 2021

Nesiophasma giganteum[1] is a species of stick insect, order Phasmatodea. It was formally described in 2021 and is endemic to Peleng.[2] Adult females are large, typically measuring 250–300mm (10–12 inches) in body length. Both sexes are wingless.

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)
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