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Green & Purple This is a close-up of the tegmina of female Phasmid, Orthonecroscia laeta showing the purple colouration on her wings.<br /> <br /> Picture of the whole insect can be seen here :<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44786/stick_insect_phasmid_-_orthonecroscia_laeta.html" title="Stick Insect, Phasmid - Orthonecroscia laeta"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/44786_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=m2v8Oyj3Bf9BIcDxnfUm0OgYsLw%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Stick Insect, Phasmid - Orthonecroscia laeta This is a female Phasmid of the species Orthonecroscia laeta. She is bright green in colour with lateral bands of purple on her wings.<br /> The 3 red spots between her wings and abdomen are ticks/parasites.<br /> <br /> Male of this species can be seen here :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44793/stick_insect_phasmid_-_orthonecroscia_laeta.html<br /> Geotagged,Malaysia,Orthonecroscia laeta,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer" /></a></figure><br /> Geotagged,Malaysia,Orthonecroscia laeta,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

Green & Purple

This is a close-up of the tegmina of female Phasmid, Orthonecroscia laeta showing the purple colouration on her wings.

Picture of the whole insect can be seen here :

Stick Insect, Phasmid - Orthonecroscia laeta This is a female Phasmid of the species Orthonecroscia laeta. She is bright green in colour with lateral bands of purple on her wings.<br /> The 3 red spots between her wings and abdomen are ticks/parasites.<br /> <br /> Male of this species can be seen here :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44793/stick_insect_phasmid_-_orthonecroscia_laeta.html<br /> Geotagged,Malaysia,Orthonecroscia laeta,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    For the ignorant like me, a tegmina is the forewing:
    http://img1.mnimgs.com/img/shared/discuss_editlive/2397535/2012_09_14_10_59_25/tegmina.png     Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Thanks for giving the info, my bad for not mentioning that in the description :( Posted 8 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        No worries, it's most educational when I have to look it up :) Posted 8 years ago

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The Orthonecroscia laeta

Orthonecroscia laeta is a Stick Insect/Phasmid from the family of Lonchodidae.

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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 11, 2015 17:06 in Unnamed Road, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/27.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO800
  • 200mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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