New Caledonian Giant Stick Insect vs Pink-Winged Stick Insect

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute New Caledonian Giant Stick Insect Pink-Winged Stick Insect
Scientific Name Clitarchus hookeri caledonicus Sipyloidea sipylus
Order Phasmatodea Phasmatodea
Family Phasmatidae Diapheromeridae
Size 80-120 mm 80-110 mm
Habitat Heathland Farmland
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions New Caledonia Asia, Oceania
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

New Caledonian Giant Stick Insect

A large stick insect found in New Caledonia that mimics twigs and branches. Females can reproduce parthenogenetically without males.

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Did You Know?

Eggs resemble plant seeds and can take over six months to hatch.

Pink-Winged Stick Insect

A slender stick insect with small pink hindwings that are flashed when threatened. It reproduces readily by parthenogenesis and is commonly kept in captivity.

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Did You Know?

When disturbed, pink-winged stick insects suddenly open their wings to flash the bright pink hindwings, startling predators long enough to make an escape.