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Stick Insect, Phasmid - Scionecra salmanazar This is a male Phasmid of the species Scionecra salmanazar.  He is mostly lime green in colour with spots/markings of yellow on her body, wings, thorax and head.  Legs are segmented with green, yellow and brown/red.  His antennae is very long, longer than his whole body length, black in colour with segments of blue.  The membrane of his wings are pink in colour.  A truly colourful Phasmid! Luzon,Phasmatodea,Phasmid,Philippines,Scionecra salmanazar,Stick Insect Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Stick Insect, Phasmid - Scionecra salmanazar

This is a male Phasmid of the species Scionecra salmanazar. He is mostly lime green in colour with spots/markings of yellow on her body, wings, thorax and head. Legs are segmented with green, yellow and brown/red. His antennae is very long, longer than his whole body length, black in colour with segments of blue. The membrane of his wings are pink in colour. A truly colourful Phasmid!

    comments (4)

  1. Amazing capture and truly a stunning species. Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thanks, Ferdy.
      First time for me to find this species, and indeed its a stunning species, not easy to do justice to their beauty with a single photo.
      Posted 7 years ago
  2. AWESOME details on this phasmid! Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thanks, Christine :)
      There are loads of Phasmids in Borneo and many of them are very nice ;)
      Posted 7 years ago

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Scionecra salmanazar is a species of Stick Insect/Phasmid from the family of Lonchodidae.

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

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Uploaded Jun 8, 2018. Captured Jun 8, 2018 04:59.
  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm