Phyllium bonifacioi

Phyllium bonifacioi

Phyllium bonifacioi is a species of Walking Leaf insect that was discovered in 2013 in Borneo. It is named in honor of Filipino revolutionary Andres Bonifacio.
Leaf This is a nymph of Leaf Insect - Phyllium bonifacioi.
Found on a guava tree, which is their food plant, with its widened abdomen, it imitates the leaf, hence its common name, Leaf Insect. Geotagged,Leaf Insect,Palaui,Philippines,Phyllium bonifacioi,Spring,north luzon

Appearance

The 10-millimeter adult Phyllium bonifacioi, with an apple-green or cyan-green body, has “well-developed” wings that make it look like a leaf. It has segmented antennae, forelegs “about twice as long as the head.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPhasmatodea
FamilyPhylliidae
GenusPhyllium
SpeciesPhyllium bonifacioi
Photographed in
Philippines