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Orthomeria kangi
The smaller of the few Orthomeria species I have come across, the males are just around 3 cm in size. He is all black in color, including the eyes with bright red wing cover. Males have full wings and are good flyer. Orthomeria are from the subfamily of Aschiphasmatinae which has a defensive mechanism, they can spray chemicals with foul smell from 2 glands behind their head.
Found exclusively on 2 types of tree, one is a type of Ficus, not sure the name of plant of the second. This specie is most likely endemic to Philippines.
New Organism to Project Noah
Spotted on Jun 5, 2014
Submitted on Jun 6, 2014
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