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Dorsal view of small brown spiky phasmid on leaf From Kubah National Park. Id'd for me as Epidares noligmetangare, but I'd like a second opinion. Epidares nolimetangere,Geotagged,Malaysia,Touch-me-not Stick Insect,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Dorsal view of small brown spiky phasmid on leaf

From Kubah National Park. Id'd for me as Epidares noligmetangare, but I'd like a second opinion.

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  1. Yes, its a female Epidares noligmetangare, the Touch-Me-Not Phasmid. Posted 8 years ago
  2. Yes, its a female Epidares noligmetangare, the Touch-Me-Not Phasmid. Posted 8 years ago
    1. Great, thanks! Posted 8 years ago
      1. I just discovered that although Francis Seow-Choen's book consistently spells this as "noligmetangare", the Internet references all spell it as "nolimetangare", so I guess the book has a consistent misspelling. Posted 8 years ago

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Epidares nolimetangere is a species of small wingless stick insect in the family Bacillidae. Males are 3-5cm and females are 4-5 cm.

Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects
Species identified by John Sullivan
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By John Sullivan

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Uploaded Mar 3, 2017. Captured Jan 27, 2017 22:11 in Jalan Ke Puncak Serapi, Petra Jaya, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • PENTAX K-3 II
  • f/22.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm