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Stick insects (Phasmatodea)

Stick insects (Phasmatodea)

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Stick insects (Phasmatodea)

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Unidentified Stick insect (Phasmatodea) at Undefined by nancyp
Unidentified Stick insect (Phasmatodea) at Lyons, ACT by ran452
Podacanthus sp. (genus) at Cotter River, ACT by BethanyDunne
Didymuria violescens (Spur-legged stick insect) at Harolds Cross, NSW by Csteele4
Unidentified Stick insect (Phasmatodea) at Tharwa, ACT by Harrisi
Phasmatodea (order) (Unidentified stick insect) at Braemar, NSW by Curiosity
Unidentified Stick insect (Phasmatodea) at Borough, NSW by Paul4K
Unidentified Stick insect (Phasmatodea) at Latham, ACT by BenHarvey
Didymuria violescens at Palerang, NSW by AlisonMilton
Didymuria violescens at Palerang, NSW by AlisonMilton
Didymuria violescens at Palerang, NSW by AlisonMilton
Didymuria violescens at Palerang, NSW by Csteele4
Acrophylla titan at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Unidentified Stick insect (Phasmatodea) at Copmanhurst, NSW by MazzV
Podacanthus viridiroseus at Longwood East, VIC by Bec000
Unidentified Stick insect (Phasmatodea) at Ghan, NT by Logrunners
Phasmatodea (order) (Unidentified stick insect) at Yaouk, NSW by Janet
Didymuria violescens (Spur-legged stick insect) at Mittagong, NSW by Span102
Didymuria violescens (Spur-legged stick insect) at Charleys Forest, NSW by arjay
Unidentified Stick insect (Phasmatodea) at Kandos, NSW by aussiejai
Unidentified Stick insect (Phasmatodea) at Tullymorgan, NSW by Topwood
Unidentified Stick insect (Phasmatodea) at Narangba, QLD by trevorpreston

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Csteele4 wrote:
15 Jan 2025
@MichaelMulvaney Could you please verify this? I'm confident in the ID.
Didymuria violescens
RogerF wrote:
5 Jan 2025
It’s a nymph so could be one of several species
Phasmatodea (order)
Janet wrote:
4 Jan 2025
Ok thanks Roger. I added a couple of photos from different angles that hopefully might assist identification
Phasmatodea (order)
RogerF wrote:
3 Jan 2025
Wrong colour, no spur
Phasmatodea (order)
JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:
9 Dec 2024
Yes *Megacrania batesii* Kirby, 1896 – I'm getting around to adding this now !

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Official national taxoniomy source :
the Australian Faunal Directory : https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Megacrania_batesii
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Megacrania batesii

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