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Stick Insect, Phasmid - Marmessoidea flavoguttata This is a Phasmid from the species Marmessoidea flavoguttata. They have yellow spots on its wing covers, hence its name - flavoguttata, which means yellow drops/spots. This feature is more prominent in the Males.<br /> <br /> Picture of the female can be seen here :<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/47181/stick_insect_phasmid_-_marmessoidea_flavoguttata.html" title="Stick Insect, Phasmid - Marmessoidea flavoguttata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/47181_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=rq%2BTFjgBjOhGJYlLoy2wllnmGOc%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Stick Insect, Phasmid - Marmessoidea flavoguttata This is a Phasmid from the species Marmessoidea flavoguttata. They have yellow spots on its wing covers, hence its name - flavoguttata, which means yellow drops/spots. This feature is more prominent in the Males.<br /> <br /> Picture of the male of this species can be seen here :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/47182/stick_insect_phasmid_-_marmessoidea_flavoguttata.html<br /> <br /> <br /> In the picture, it can be clearly seen this female has a pointed hook-like genitalia which also means, this species has been wrongly classified under the genus Marmessoidea. The correct genus of this species should be Rhamphosipyloidea. Geotagged,Marmessoidea flavoguttata,Phasmid,Philippines,Quezon,Rhamphosipyloidea,Spring,Stick Insect,The Marmessoidea flavoguttata" /></a></figure><br /> Geotagged,Marmessoidea flavoguttata,Phasmid,Philippines,Spring,Stick Insect,The Marmessoidea flavoguttata Click/tap to enlarge

Stick Insect, Phasmid - Marmessoidea flavoguttata

This is a Phasmid from the species Marmessoidea flavoguttata. They have yellow spots on its wing covers, hence its name - flavoguttata, which means yellow drops/spots. This feature is more prominent in the Males.

Picture of the female can be seen here :

Stick Insect, Phasmid - Marmessoidea flavoguttata This is a Phasmid from the species Marmessoidea flavoguttata. They have yellow spots on its wing covers, hence its name - flavoguttata, which means yellow drops/spots. This feature is more prominent in the Males.<br /> <br /> Picture of the male of this species can be seen here :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/47182/stick_insect_phasmid_-_marmessoidea_flavoguttata.html<br /> <br /> <br /> In the picture, it can be clearly seen this female has a pointed hook-like genitalia which also means, this species has been wrongly classified under the genus Marmessoidea. The correct genus of this species should be Rhamphosipyloidea. Geotagged,Marmessoidea flavoguttata,Phasmid,Philippines,Quezon,Rhamphosipyloidea,Spring,Stick Insect,The Marmessoidea flavoguttata

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The Marmessoidea flavoguttata

The species Marmessoidea flavoguttata (Stål, 1877) is a Phasmid from the subfamily Necrosciinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 and tribe of Necrosciini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893.

However, this species has been wrongly placed in the genus of Marmessoidea when it should be under the genus of Rhamphosipyloidea Redtenbacher, 1908.

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Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Dec 3, 2016. Captured May 9, 2014 00:45 in Siniloan - Famy - Real - Infanta Road, Real, Quezon, Philippines.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/22.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 35mm

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