Cambridge's Striped Stick Insect vs Rice Water Weevil
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Cambridge's Striped Stick Insect | Rice Water Weevil |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Pseudophasma cambridgei | Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus |
| Order | Phasmatodea | Coleoptera |
| Family | Pseudophasmatidae | Curculionidae |
| Size | 5-8 cm | 2.5-3.5 mm |
| Habitat | Forests | Wetlands |
| Diet | Herbivores | Herbivores |
| Regions | Brazil | South Asia (India, Sri Lanka; invasive pest spreading across Asian rice-growing regions) |
| Conservation | Data Deficient | Least Concern |
Cambridge's Striped Stick Insect
A Brazilian stick insect only recently redescribed with its female and egg first identified. It has a slender, brown body.
Did You Know?
The female and egg of this species were not formally described until over a century after the male was named.
Rice Water Weevil
A small, grey-brown weevil that feeds on rice roots as a larva and on rice leaves as an adult. Adults create distinctive narrow feeding scars along the surface of rice leaves parallel to the leaf veins.
Did You Know?
Larvae feed underwater on rice roots, surviving by obtaining oxygen from the rice plant's aerenchyma tissue through specialized spiracles.