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False Wings This is a close-up of the female Phasmid, Diesbachia hellotis flashing her small/false wings in a defensive stand.<br /> <br /> Picture of the whole insect can be seen here :<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44780/stick_insect_phasmid_-_diesbachia_hellotis.html" title="Stick Insect, Phasmid - Diesbachia hellotis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/44780_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=24akX%2BjlePiPURChGKtMm%2Fnlp0U%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Stick Insect, Phasmid - Diesbachia hellotis This is the female Phasmid, Diesbachia hellotis.<br /> She has big spines on her thorax and short false wings. Diesbachia hellotis,Geotagged,Malaysia,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Picture of male can be seen here :<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50343/im_a_dragon.html" title="I&#039;m a Dragon!"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/50343_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Khf8Hx3%2BB%2B%2BWOCqrXOee8SYdEI4%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="I&#039;m a Dragon! This is a male Phasmid of the species Diesbachia hellotis. The male as full wings and capable of short flights.<br /> Membrane of the wings are pinkish/reddish with black markings. He flashes his wings as false alarms.<br /> Fairly large Phasmid, highly spiny especially on the thorax.<br /> <br /> Females of this species has small false wings. Picture of her can be seen here :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44781/false_wings.html Diesbachia hellotis,Geotagged,Kubah,Malaysia,Phasmid,Sarawak,Spring,Stick Insect" /></a></figure><br /> Diesbachia hellotis,Geotagged,Malaysia,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

False Wings

This is a close-up of the female Phasmid, Diesbachia hellotis flashing her small/false wings in a defensive stand.

Picture of the whole insect can be seen here :

Stick Insect, Phasmid - Diesbachia hellotis This is the female Phasmid, Diesbachia hellotis.<br /> She has big spines on her thorax and short false wings. Diesbachia hellotis,Geotagged,Malaysia,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer


Picture of male can be seen here :

I'm a Dragon! This is a male Phasmid of the species Diesbachia hellotis. The male as full wings and capable of short flights.<br /> Membrane of the wings are pinkish/reddish with black markings. He flashes his wings as false alarms.<br /> Fairly large Phasmid, highly spiny especially on the thorax.<br /> <br /> Females of this species has small false wings. Picture of her can be seen here :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44781/false_wings.html Diesbachia hellotis,Geotagged,Kubah,Malaysia,Phasmid,Sarawak,Spring,Stick Insect

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The Diesbachia hellotis

Diesbachia hellotis is a Phasmid from the family of Lonchodidae.
The males of this genus has full wings whereas the females have much smaller false wings.
Both males and females have spiny thorax.

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Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Sep 9, 2016. Captured Jul 5, 2015 02:10 in Jalan Ke Puncak Serapi, Petra Jaya, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/22.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO200
  • 200mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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