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Sipyloidea philippa (Rhamphosipyloidea philippa Stål, 1877)
Eggs of Sipyloidea philippa.
Found on a bush half way to the top of the central hill on the way Cebu Balamban
Spotted on Nov 21, 2011
Submitted on Jun 3, 2013
13 Comments
thanks :)
Yes I just uploaded some more here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/785... , I have others but a lot of my photos are blur, so I just uploaded the sharpest ones.
A great idea for little perfume bottles - those eggs !! Great shots, cuteaux. Just one thing - do you have shots of the whole insect from this very spotting ?
Amazing eggs!
The insect was identified by an entomologist of the Museum of Natural history. I will send him your comments and have him assert whether he made a mistake. If it is the case I will of course update the information accordingly.
Hi @cuteaux, you may have witnessed the Eggs coming out of the Phasmid, but the Adult Phasmid would then be a Mithrenes and not a Rhamphosipyloidea.
Mithrenes does not have wings whereas R.philippa has wings.
Not meaning to spread misinformation.
Here are some links from Phasmida specie file :
- Mithenes whiteheadi : http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/b...
- Rhamphosipyloidea philippa
http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/b...
These are spectacular eggs. They look like they are melted lollies. The eggs of Siphyloidea sp. that I know in Australia are smooth. http://www.flickr.com/photos/84336213@N0... I wonder if your stick insect is Mithrenes sp.
There is no web source to a 'live observation'. The very insect on the photo is the one that laid those eggs right while I was taking the pictures. Web sources are often no conclusive evidence at all, and they can even be misleading, when the same error keeps on being quoted over and over again.
It's always a good idea to provide some links to support your statements. Here's a good one.... http://www.phasma.eu/rechts/kweeklijst3/...
Well you are TOTALLY wrong. The eggs came out in front of my eyes from the Rhamphosiploidea philippa. You shouldn't spread misinformation!
From the look of the Eggs, it looks like Mithrenes specie, probably whiteheadi.
Not likely Rhamphosipyloidea philippa
Wow...they look like chocolates :P
They are truly amazing ! Great spotting !!