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Phaenopharos struthioneus
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Phaenopharos struthioneus

Phaenopharos struthioneus, the small red winged stick insect, is a medium-sized stick insect found in Malaysia and Sumatra. This species is extinct in Singapore. Both males and females are known for their small red stubby wings, which are used solely for the purpose of displaying when threatened. Thus, they cannot fly.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 744449.