''Heteropteryx dilatata'', also known as jungle nymph, ''Malaysian stick insect'', Malayan jungle nymph, or Malayan wood nymph, is a large member of the Phasmatodea. It originates in Malaya and is nocturnal. This insect holds the world record for the largest egg laid by an insect. The eggs are about 1.3cm in length.
Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects
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Uploaded Mar 3, 2017. Captured Jan 21, 2017 01:17 in 56, 44000 Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor, Malaysia.
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This is a male of the spcecies, moulting to adult. Posted 8 years ago