【Pair Specimen】Ring-shaped Foot Stick Insect Eggs Insect Specimen Heaviest Insect

Scientific Name: Aschiphasma annulipes

General Information

Etymology
annulipes is derived from the Latin annulus (ring) and pes (foot), meaning ringed feet.
Detailed Classification Information → Phasmida Species File
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Breeding History

2012 - First successful breeding by Bruno Kneubühler
2013 - Aschiphasma annulipes distributed to other breeders as Tapah Hills
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Origin

Tapah Hills, Malay Peninsula
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Female

Body length: approximately 7.5-8 cm
Females have very similar body coloration to each other.
Dorsal body coloration features a strong contrast between green and black.
Ventral body coloration is light brown.
The tip of the abdomen is dark brown.
The subgenital plate is slightly longer than the tip of the abdomen.
Legs are ringed with turquoise green and black.
Hindwings are long with a strong contrast between yellow-green and black.
The membranous part (wing) of the hindwings is black and semi-transparent.
Forewings are greatly reduced and almost invisible.
Knees are yellow.
Eyes are black.
Antennae are black and much longer than the forelegs.
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Male

Body length: approximately 5.5-6 cm
Body coloration is almost the same as the female.
Antennae are much longer than the forelegs.


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