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Medium/large thin green stick insect (Acacus sapuani) on half-eaten leaf From the Santubong peninsula. This was ID'd for me as "Acacus, perhaps A. sapuani", and when I compared with Francis Seow-Choen's Borneo phasmids book, that seemed likely to me. Acacus sapuani,Geotagged,Malaysia,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Medium/large thin green stick insect (Acacus sapuani) on half-eaten leaf

From the Santubong peninsula. This was ID'd for me as "Acacus, perhaps A. sapuani", and when I compared with Francis Seow-Choen's Borneo phasmids book, that seemed likely to me.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Look at that body, everything optimized for length. And entirely in focus, impressive! Posted 6 years ago
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      John Sullivan
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      Very streamlined! Posted 6 years ago

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The Acacus sapuani

A slender phasmid species known from western Sarawak. Females are green or brown. Males are brown.

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Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects
Species identified by John Sullivan
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Uploaded Mar 3, 2017. Captured Jan 31, 2017 19:29 in Unnamed Road, 93010 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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  • PENTAX K-3 II
  • f/22.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO200
  • 50mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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