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Stick Insects, Phasmid

Necroscia punctata

Description:

This are pictures of 3 individual Phasmids. First 2 are of an Adult Necroscia punctata. 3rd picture is of a sub-adult and the 4th pic is a nymph This specie is very colorful with bright vibrant colors and they 'glow' under UV light. Check out this sequence of pics taken with UV light : http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2893/12001...

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4 Comments

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

Yes, really cool.
Even the temperature there is cool :-)

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 10 years ago

Would be cool if Dan is there, he can use his UV light to look for them :D

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 10 years ago

Thanks, @Chun.
Seems like this specie is common in Cameron Highland and Tapah.
Saw 4 of them in 1 night :)

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

Wow, I love those spots on the insect.
I have never seen anything like them.

AlbertKang
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AlbertKang

Malaysia

Spotted on Feb 19, 2014
Submitted on Feb 20, 2014

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