Podacanthus typhon

Pink-winged Stick Insect at Yarralumla, ACT

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Podacanthus typhon MichaelMulvaney 6 Jan 2021
Tropidoderus childrenii MichaelBedingfield 12 Aug 2016
Tropidoderus childrenii AaronClausen 7 Aug 2016
Unverified Mike 7 Aug 2016

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Dead the next morning.

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   8 Aug 2016
Tropidoderus childrenii Children's stick insect shown on page 109 of Roger Farrow's Insects of South-Eastern Australia,
   12 Aug 2016
Correct
   6 Jan 2021
Lacks the broaden femora (leg section) of Tropidoderus
   6 Jan 2021
Unfortunately the identification of Tropidoderus inn my book is incorrect and it should be Podacanthus typhon as indicated by the shape of the femora

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 21 Dec 2015 05:08 PM Recorded on
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