Phyllium ericoriai

Phyllium ericoriai

Phyllium ericoriai is a species of Leaf Insect from the family of Phylliidae.
Leaf Insect/Phasmid - Phyllium ericoriai Male Leaf Insect of the species Phyllium ericoriai. Like all Phyllium species, the males have full wings and are capable of flight, whereas the females have false wings and not capable of flight. The males have long antennae whereas females have very short antennae. Their colouration is mostly green, with patches of brown on legs and/or body. On rare occasion, they can be found in yellow/orange/brown colours. Geotagged,Leaf Insect,Philippines,Phyllium,Phyllium ericoriai,Quezon,Spring

Naming

Named after the person who discovered the species, Eric Oria.

Distribution

Holotype was found from Marinduque Island.
They are also found in the southern part of Luzon Island and surrounding islands.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPhasmatodea
FamilyPhylliidae
GenusPhyllium
SpeciesPhyllium ericoriai
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Philippines