Calynda bicuspis has found a hammock

We see them here from time to time, mainly in the jungle part of our garden.
This one is about 12-15 cms
http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr/bosque_seco_virtual/bs_web_page/paginas_de_especies/calynda_bicuspis.html
or Wikipedia NL

comments (8)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Awesome creature! Posted 9 years ago
1. Annette Flottwell
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you, yes, the first time I wiped a 'twig' of my bonnet in Oz I jumped 2m backwards :) Posted 9 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

I don't know about this one, most of the photos identified as Calynda bicuspis look different to me, both from one another and from this one. Posted 9 years ago
1. Annette Flottwell
  
  Lion
  
  In this aerea it is the only one we have. Others live only in the lowlands. Also the description in the link which is an official governement one fits so I think this is OK. Posted 9 years ago

Yannick Bellanger Asper

Green Fly

This is not a Calynda species, but in the genus Oncotophasma, a male. It could be Oncotophasma martini (Griffini, 1896), but can't be 100% sure with only one picture. This picture can be identified as Oncotophasma sp martini?

Yannick Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  hi Yannick, thank you for joining JungleDragon! I hear from Albert Kang about your expertise regarding phasmids which is very useful. Do you think Oncotophasma martini is sure enough for species identification?
  
  We normally don't need a full 100%, "very likely" is good enough. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Yannick Bellanger Asper
    
    Green Fly
    
    As I said it can't be sure at 100%.
    Oncotophasma sp is sure, for the species I would say 90%... More pictures are needed to be sure of the species. It can also be an undescribed species, which is often the case with Phasmatodea. I described a species of this genus in 2016, also from Costa-Rica.
    My "expertise" is only for neotropical species and I'm not experimented with all genera! But if I can help for identify, it's a pleasure. Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks so much, Yannick. Even getting to the genus level is already extremely useful, as well as correcting existing identifications where needed. Posted 7 years ago

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