Fenshuiling Stick Insect vs Wangpeng's Stick Insect

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Fenshuiling Stick Insect Wangpeng's Stick Insect
Scientific Name Neohirasea fenshuilingensis Neohirasea wangpengi
Order Phasmatodea Phasmatodea
Family Lonchodidae Lonchodidae
Size 5-7 cm 5-7 cm
Habitat Grasslands Mountains
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions China (Guangdong) China
Conservation Data Deficient Data Deficient

Fenshuiling Stick Insect

A recently described stick insect from the Fenshuiling Nature Reserve in China. It has dark brown coloring and a slender body.

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Did You Know?

It was discovered during a biodiversity survey of one of China's richest subtropical forest reserves.

Wangpeng's Stick Insect

A recently described stick insect from China named after the entomologist Wang Peng. It has a dark body with pale leg banding.

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Did You Know?

It was one of five new Neohirasea species described in a single taxonomic paper on Chinese stick insects.