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Large brown stick insect with greenish forewings From Fraser's Hill. Maybe Haaniella muelleri? Geotagged,Haaniella erringtoniae,Malaysia,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Large brown stick insect with greenish forewings

From Fraser's Hill. Maybe Haaniella muelleri?

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  1. View Albert Kang's profile
    Albert Kang
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    Yes, this is Haaniella muelleri, based on the location you found her.
    Its a female.     Posted 8 years ago
    1. View John Sullivan's profile
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      Thank you! Posted 8 years ago
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        Somebody informed me that H. muelleri has recently been split, and the ones in Peninsular Malaysia are now considered H. erringtoniae. I tracked this down to a 2016 paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27615907

        Albert, do you know if this is considered generally valid by the stick-insect community? Should I change this to H. erringtoniae?         Posted 8 years ago
        1. View Albert Kang's profile
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          John, you are correct, this should be H. erringtoniae.
          Early days, this species was collected and bred in culture/hobby in Europe and wrongly identified as Haaniella muelleri, and this was mentioned/clarified in the description paper you mentioned.

          Haaniella muelleri is only documented from Sumatra.           Posted 5 years ago
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            Great, thank you for the information! Posted 5 years ago

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The Haaniella erringtoniae

Haaniella erringtoniae is a species of Phasmid/Stick Insect from the family of Heteropterygidae.

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

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Uploaded Mar 3, 2017. Captured Jan 23, 2017 21:14 in 56, 44000 Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor, Malaysia.
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  • PENTAX K-3 II
  • f/22.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO100
  • 50mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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