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Other insects | Entomological Atlas
Species accounts of insect identification, distribution and natural history, with supporting references.
The Atlas combines specimen illustrations with documented natural history.
Other insects · Phasmatidae
Spiny Leaf Insect
Extatosoma tiaratum
Extatosoma tiaratum is an Australian leaf-mimicking stick insect with a spiny body and pronounced differences between the sexes. Its seed-like eggs have an edible cap that can induce ants to carry them into their nests.
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Other insects · Heteropterygidae
Malayan Jungle Nymph
Heteropteryx dilatata
Heteropteryx dilatata is a robust Southeast Asian stick insect with sharply spined body surfaces. The broad female is green or yellow; the brown male resembles a curled dry leaf. Pink hindwings add a contrasting colour in both sexes.
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Giant Asian Mantis
Hierodula membranacea
Hierodula membranacea is a large praying mantis with a visual system adapted to detecting prey and judging its distance. A single row of pale tubercles on the inner bases of its grasping forelegs is a useful identifying character.
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Other insects · Hymenopodidae
Orchid Mantis
Hymenopus coronatus
Hymenopus coronatus is a Southeast Asian mantis whose pale body and expanded leg lobes resemble a flower. Juvenile females can attract pollinating insects while standing apart from blossoms, then seize visitors as prey.
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Blue-winged Helicopter Damselfly
Megaloprepus caerulatus
Megaloprepus caerulatus is a tropical American damselfly with a long abdomen and broad wings marked in blue and white. Its aquatic larvae develop in water-filled tree holes, where predation and cannibalism shape survival.
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Other insects · Phylliidae
Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect
Pulchriphyllium giganteum
Pulchriphyllium giganteum is a large leaf insect of the Sunda region. Females have a broad green abdomen, leaf-veined wing covers and expanded limb margins that reproduce the outline of foliage.
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Other insects · Fulgoridae
Longan Lanternfly
Pyrops candelaria
Pyrops candelaria is a sap-feeding lanternfly with an upward-curving head process and spotted forewings. Its yellow hindwings have dark tips; the ventral abdomen is grey with yellow segment margins.
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Other insects · Romaleidae
Giant Tropical Grasshopper
Tropidacris cristata
Tropidacris cristata is a large tropical American grasshopper with a crested pronotum and darkly spotted hindwings. The adults have dark blue-green upper surfaces; banded nymphs gather in groups on vegetation.
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