Asceles margaritatus margaritatus

Asceles margaritatus margaritatus

The species Asceles margaritatus margaritatus Redtenbacher, 1908 is a Phasmid from the subfamily Necrosciinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 and tribe of Necrosciini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Stick Insect/Phasmid - Asceles margaritatus margaritatus Asceles margaritatus margaritatus,Borneo,Brunei,Phasmatodea,Phasmid,Stick Insect

Appearance

Mostly brown in colour with long wings.
Pair of Sticks This is a mating pair of Phasmid of the sub-species Asceles margaritatus margaritatus. The sub-species were created earlier this year in a book published in May 2016. The other sub-species is Asceles margaritatus brevipennis (newly established) The main difference between the 2 sub-species are : 1. Asceles margaritatus margaritatus are found on lowland and have full wings. 2. Asceles margaritatus brevipennis are found from highland (higher altitudes) with short wings. Asceles,Asceles margaritatus margaritatus,Fall,Geotagged,Malaysia,Phasmid,Sabah,Stick Insect,Tawau,The Long-winged Asceles margaritatus

Naming

This is the nominate subspecies of this taxon - Asceles margaritatus
Stick Insect, Phasmid Female Phasmid of the sub-species Asceles margaritatus margaritatus Asceles margaritatus margaritatus,Long-winged Asceles margaritatus,Malaysia,Sarawak

Distribution

Probably the most common Asceles species, widely found in Sarawak, Sabah and Brunei and probably also the Kalimantan part of Borneo Indonesia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPhasmatodea
FamilyLonchodidae
GenusAsceles
SpeciesAsceles margaritatus margaritatus
Photographed in
Brunei Darussalam
Malaysia