Neoclides laceratus (Neoclides laceratus)

Spiny Face This is the close-up face of male Phasmid of the species Neoclides laceraturs.
He has relatively small haed with lots of big spines relative to the size of the head.

Picture of the whole insect can be seen here :

https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44768/stick_insect_phasmid_-_neoclides_laceratus.html
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Appearance

This stick insect is an extremely proficient mimic of moss. It has a brown body with green mossy patches. It is sometimes predominantly green. It is elongate with moderate thickness.

Stick Insect, Phasmid - Neoclides laceratus This is a male Phasmid of the species Neoclides laceratus.
They have spines on their head and thorax with mossy appendages on various parts of the body.
The tegmina of the wings is of odd-shape and mossy look.
They are highly camouflaged when they are resting on tree trunks covered with moss. Geotagged,Malaysia,Neoclides laceratus,Phasmid,Rhitymna pinangensis,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer

Naming

Neoclides laceratus (Haan, 1842)

Mossy Wing Covers This is the close-up picture of the tegmina of a male Phasmid of the species Neoclides laceratus. It is oddly shaped.
Can also be seen in the picture is some moss-like appendages on the side of his wings and the spiny thorax.

Picture of the whole insect can be seen here :

https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44768/stick_insect_phasmid_-_neoclides_laceratus.html

Geotagged,Malaysia,Neoclides laceratus,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer

Distribution

Malaysia

Habitat

Rainforest.

Defense

Camouflage.

References:

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http://eol.org/pages/1078891/overview
http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1203086

Taxonomy
Kingdom	Animalia
Division	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Phasmatodea
Family	Lonchodidae
Genus	Neoclides
Species	Neoclides laceratus

Photographed in
Malaysia