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Phenacephorus cornucervi
This is the Female Phasmid of the specie Phenacephorus cornucervi. The Females of this species grows up to 8 cm in size and can be highly variable both in colors and forms. They can come in grey, beige, brown and green with patches of colors all over the body. What makes them stands out is not just the coloration for camouflage but the growth/flaps and appendages that forms on their body. As seen in this spotting, she has variety of colors and appendages on her thorax which is not common. Close-up in Pics #3 & #4 shows clearly her crown, appendages and also spines on her thorax.
Tropical forest
Spotted on Sep 2, 2014
Submitted on Sep 14, 2014
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