Phasmotaenia sanchezi

Phasmotaenia sanchezi

Phasmotaenia sanchezi is a species of Phasmid from the family of Phasmatidae.

Another similar looking species was described by a team of German & Filipino Taxanomist as Phasmotaenia elongata Zompro & Eusebio, 2000. This was however considered the same as Phasmotaenia sanchezi by Hennemann & Conle. 2009.
Tiny Wings This female Phasmid - Phasmotaenia sanchezi is around 18-20 cm body length but she has tiny wings of only around 1 cm! Banaue,Geotagged,Phasmid,Phasmotaenia sanchezi,Philippines,Stick Insect,Summer

Naming

Phasmotaenia sanchezi (Bolívar, 1897)
synonym Phasmotaenia elongata (Zompro & Eusebio, 2000)

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http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1201460
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPhasmatodea
FamilyPhasmatidae
GenusPhasmotaenia
SpeciesPhasmotaenia sanchezi
Photographed in
Philippines