Eurycnema versirubra
Eurycnema versirubra, the red-winged green giant stick insect, is a species of stick insect[1] from Timor, Solor and Wetar Islands, Java, Sumatra, Southeast Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.[2] The original habitat of Eurycnema versirubra is suspected to be Timor, probably brought from there to Java and Malaysia for captivity purposes, because there are no known records of the species existing there.[3]
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| Eurycnema versirubra specimen from the private collection of Andrew Markey, adult female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Genus: | Eurycnema |
| Species: | E. versirubra |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurycnema versirubra (Audinet-Serville, 1838) | |
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Description
Females are large, winged, and green in color. They measure up to 270 mm (11 in) in body length. Males range between 130 mm (5.1 in) to 160 mm (6.3 in). Both sexes from Timor have a striking red coloration on the inside costal region of the hindwings and forewings.[3]
Additional images
Eurycnema versirubra specimen from Timor with red inside coloration
References
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