Heteropteryx is a monotypic genus of stick insects containing Heteropteryx dilatata as the only described species. and gives its name to the family of...

world's longest insect. The heaviest species of phasmid is likely to be Heteropteryx dilatata, the females of which may weigh as much as 65 g (2.3 oz). Some...

Gynandromorph of Heteropteryx dilatata...

measuring up to 55.5 cm (21.9 in) in total length. The spiny stick insect (Heteropteryx dilatata) of Southeast Asia does not reach the extreme lengths of its...

significantly longer and have a similar wing construction as those of Heteropteryx dilatata. Their narrow fore wings cover half or part of almost the entire...

a maximum of 3.7 to 5.7 cm long. The 14 to 17 cm long females of the Heteropteryx dilatata are not only the heaviest phasmids with 30 to 70 g, but are...

gradually decreasing. In 1859 John Obadiah Westwood described the species as Heteropteryx dehaanii, using the specific name in honor of the Dutch zoologist Wilhem...

measured 51 cm (20 in) with its legs extended. The spiny stick insect (Heteropteryx dilatata) of Malaysia does not reach the extreme lengths of its cousins...

and massive species, such as the up to 17.0 centimetres (6.7 in) long Heteropteryx dilatata known as Malayan jungle nymph, but also small species such as...

Euphasmatodea Temporal range: Aptian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Heteropteryx dilatata from Malaysia Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom:...

start laying eggs. John O. Westwood described the species in 1859 as Heteropteryx grayii and illustrated it with a depiction of a male. The specific name...

Glenurus fuscilomus C.-k. Yang, 1986 Glenurus gratus (Say, 1839) Glenurus heteropteryx Gerstaecker, 1885 Glenurus incalis Banks, 1922 Glenurus luniger Gerstaecker...

six months. The species was described in 1906 by Josef Redtenbacher as Heteropteryx erringtoniae. He chose the specific epithet in honor of her discoverer...

of British Museum. Part I: Phasmidae. British Museum, London. (1859). Heteropteryx hopei, Westw. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 2(3):...

years. In 1906, Josef Redtenbacher initially described the species as Heteropteryx scabra, thus ignoring the description of the genus Haaniella published...

In 1869, Henri de Saussure assigned a female he had studied to the Heteropteryx grayii (now Haaniella grayii) described ten years earlier by John Obadiah...

Sulawesi. The species was described in 1865 by Henry Walter Bates as Heteropteryx westwoodii. The specific epithet is dedicated to John Obadiah Westwood...

(abbreviated there as Obrimi.). He placed these together with the genus Heteropteryx and the South American tribe Cladomorphini (abbreviated there as Cladomorphi...