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Stick Insect, Phasmid - Periphetes quezonicus This is a Female Phasmid of the species Periphetes quezonicus.<br /> She is not too colourful, with a bit of yellow bands on her side.<br /> The Male of this species are much more colourful. Didn&#039;t see the Males on this trip, but have seen it before and will post the picture from previous trips.<br /> <br /> The name of the species quezonicus relates to the location where they are found i.e. the province of Quezon.<br /> <br /> This is a picture of a pair of them, with the Male in brighter colours :<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/45235/pair_of_phasmids_-_periphetes_quezonicus.html" title="Pair of Phasmids - Periphetes quezonicus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/45235_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=mRYNEw0IBijrEsN9e95Lbulg3mw%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Pair of Phasmids - Periphetes quezonicus This is a pair of Phasmids of the species Periphetes quezonicus.<br /> The smaller Male has brighter colours Geotagged,Periphetes quezonicus,Phasmid,Philippines,Quezon,Spring,Stick Insect" /></a></figure><br /> Geotagged,Periphetes quezonicus,Phasmid,Philippines,Quezon,Stick Insect,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Stick Insect, Phasmid - Periphetes quezonicus

This is a Female Phasmid of the species Periphetes quezonicus.
She is not too colourful, with a bit of yellow bands on her side.
The Male of this species are much more colourful. Didn't see the Males on this trip, but have seen it before and will post the picture from previous trips.

The name of the species quezonicus relates to the location where they are found i.e. the province of Quezon.

This is a picture of a pair of them, with the Male in brighter colours :

Pair of Phasmids - Periphetes quezonicus This is a pair of Phasmids of the species Periphetes quezonicus.<br /> The smaller Male has brighter colours Geotagged,Periphetes quezonicus,Phasmid,Philippines,Quezon,Spring,Stick Insect

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The Periphetes quezonicus

Periphetes quezonicus is a stick insect in the Periphetes genus.

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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 15, 2016. Captured Sep 13, 2016 23:49 in Siniloan - Famy - Real - Infanta Road, Real, Quezon, Philippines.
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  • TG-4
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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