1 Margin-winged stick insect at Greenway, ACT
Identification history
| Ctenomorpha marginipennis | 7 Apr 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 6 Apr 2025 | MichaelDaly |
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I thought it was a twig caught on spider web ... until it moved. I looked up images of Phasmids but couldn't see this one. It's the bifurcated eye stalks that intrigue me.
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MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
7 Apr 2025
the bifurcated stalk are the cerci, which in this species are distinctive. They are sensory organs measuring air currents and vibrations. The head is 2/3 up the other direction, with a pair of legs stuck out in front
Location information
- Coordinates 149.069427-35.417961
- Places Greenway, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Apr 2025 02:15 PM Recorded on
- MichaelDaly Recorded by
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MichaelDaly NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Ctenomorpha marginipennis Stick insects (Phasmatodea) Insects
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Ctenomorpha marginipennis Scientific name
- Margin-winged stick insect Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1380m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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