Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Phobaeticus kirbyi

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Family
  
Tribe
  
Pharnaciini

Scientific name
  
Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Subfamily
  
Phasmatinae

Genus
  
Phobaeticus

Phylum
  
Order
  
Phasmids

Phobaeticus kirbyi httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Phobaeticus, Phasmids, Phobaeticus chani, Phobaeticus serratipes, Anisomorpha buprestoides

D nyan n en uzun b ce i phobaeticus kirbyi


Phobaeticus kirbyi is a very long stick insect native to Borneo. The holotype deposited at the Natural History Museum in London measures 328 mm (12.9 in) excluding legs and 546 mm (21.5 in) including legs. This makes it the second-longest known insect in terms of body length, behind Phobaeticus chani with 357 mm (14.1 in). Both P. chani and Phobaeticus serratipes exceed it in total length with legs extended. However, recent specimens of P. kirbyi have only reached 283 mm (11.1 in) in body length.

References

Phobaeticus kirbyi Wikipedia


Similar Topics