Ericoriai Leaf Insect vs Andropromachus Stick Insect

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Ericoriai Leaf Insect Andropromachus Stick Insect
Scientific Name Phyllium ericoriai Andropromachus scutatus
Order Phasmatodea Phasmatodea
Family Phylliidae Lonchodidae
Size 5-7 cm 5-8 cm
Habitat Mountains Mountains
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions Philippines (Mindanao) China (Yunnan)
Conservation Data Deficient Least Concern

Ericoriai Leaf Insect

A Philippine leaf insect described relatively recently from Mindanao. It has notably wide abdominal lobes for its size.

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Did You Know?

It is named after the Filipino entomologist who first collected it in the mountains of Mindanao.

Andropromachus Stick Insect

A winged stick insect from Yunnan Province in China with a shield-like thoracic plate. Males are capable of sustained flight.

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Did You Know?

Its scutellum (shield-shaped plate on the thorax) is unusually prominent for a Necrosciinae stick insect.