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Oreophoetes sp. male - front closeup, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Our second encounter with this vibrant phasmid species that doesn&#039;t try very hard to camouflage itself. Likely the male of the genus Oreophoetes.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72475/oreophoetes_sp._male_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Oreophoetes sp. male, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/72475_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=W5gWYyixRTRG02BV9YnMlI0ZyoE%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Oreophoetes sp. male, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Our second encounter with this vibrant phasmid species that doesn&#039;t try very hard to camouflage itself. Likely the male of the genus Oreophoetes.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72476/oreophoetes_sp._male_-_front_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72474/oreophoetes_sp._male_-_front_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> Here&#039;s the earlier observation:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71233/oreophoetes_sp._la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Oreophoetes topoense,Putumayo,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72476/oreophoetes_sp._male_-_front_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Oreophoetes sp. male - front, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/72476_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=7qSMamPxc2cfvxrFQCD3uegIntg%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Oreophoetes sp. male - front, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Our second encounter with this vibrant phasmid species that doesn&#039;t try very hard to camouflage itself. Likely the male of the genus Oreophoetes.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72475/oreophoetes_sp._male_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72474/oreophoetes_sp._male_-_front_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> Here&#039;s the earlier observation:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71233/oreophoetes_sp._la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Oreophoetes topoense,Putumayo,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> Here&#039;s the earlier observation:<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71233/oreophoetes_sp._la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Oreophoetes sp., La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/71233_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=YiwOZtDdZTOB4TQMem6nQ6yGCCQ%3D" width="200" height="162" alt="Oreophoetes sp., La Isla Escondida, Colombia A poorly composed shot, but I should have some better ones in a later observation of the same species.<br /> <br /> If it is correct, this would be the adult male, and as you can see it&#039;s not very well camouflaged. This could be an interesting report as it has been described in 2009 in Ecuador and this is the first report I can find from Colombia. Not a shocking report though, as we&#039;re only miles away from the Ecuador border.<br /> <br /> This paper describes this species as the only one with this spectacular coloration in the genus:<br /> http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1665/034.018.0202 Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Oreophoetes topoense,Putumayo,South America,World" /></a></figure> Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Oreophoetes topoense,Putumayo,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Oreophoetes sp. male - front closeup, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

Our second encounter with this vibrant phasmid species that doesn't try very hard to camouflage itself. Likely the male of the genus Oreophoetes.

Oreophoetes sp. male, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Our second encounter with this vibrant phasmid species that doesn't try very hard to camouflage itself. Likely the male of the genus Oreophoetes.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72476/oreophoetes_sp._male_-_front_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72474/oreophoetes_sp._male_-_front_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> Here's the earlier observation:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71233/oreophoetes_sp._la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Oreophoetes topoense,Putumayo,South America,World

Oreophoetes sp. male - front, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Our second encounter with this vibrant phasmid species that doesn't try very hard to camouflage itself. Likely the male of the genus Oreophoetes.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72475/oreophoetes_sp._male_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72474/oreophoetes_sp._male_-_front_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> Here's the earlier observation:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71233/oreophoetes_sp._la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Oreophoetes topoense,Putumayo,South America,World

Here's the earlier observation:

Oreophoetes sp., La Isla Escondida, Colombia A poorly composed shot, but I should have some better ones in a later observation of the same species.<br /> <br /> If it is correct, this would be the adult male, and as you can see it's not very well camouflaged. This could be an interesting report as it has been described in 2009 in Ecuador and this is the first report I can find from Colombia. Not a shocking report though, as we're only miles away from the Ecuador border.<br /> <br /> This paper describes this species as the only one with this spectacular coloration in the genus:<br /> http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1665/034.018.0202 Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Oreophoetes topoense,Putumayo,South America,World

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  1. View Ernst's profile
    Ernst
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    Yes it makes sure that it is difficult to see. Especially red on green. Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Hehe :) Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Barry's profile
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    It looks to me like the Peruvian firestick (Oreophoetes peruana) Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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      Thanks, Barry. In this other post there's still some ID discussion between two candidates:

      Oreophoetes sp., La Isla Escondida, Colombia A poorly composed shot, but I should have some better ones in a later observation of the same species.<br /> <br /> If it is correct, this would be the adult male, and as you can see it's not very well camouflaged. This could be an interesting report as it has been described in 2009 in Ecuador and this is the first report I can find from Colombia. Not a shocking report though, as we're only miles away from the Ecuador border.<br /> <br /> This paper describes this species as the only one with this spectacular coloration in the genus:<br /> http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1665/034.018.0202 Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Oreophoetes topoense,Putumayo,South America,World
       Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
  5. View Stephen Philips's profile
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    Fantastic tonal contrasting image.. love this guy! great shot Ferdy. Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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      Thanks, Stephen! Posted 6 years ago

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The Oreophoetes topoense

Oreophoetes topoense is a phasmid in the Diapheromeridae family.

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Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jan 10, 2019. Captured Oct 20, 2018 17:25.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm

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