83 Pterinoxylus sps (M)

Phasmidae: The reared nymph, finally an adult male with functional wings. It is still extremely cryptic if at rest amongst twigs. This picture shows it slightly disturbed to make it easier to see, as normally the antennae would be sandwiched between the fore-legs, which then also hides the head.

Sadly, we couldn't find any females in the area, so this is just an example of the species. It would have been nice to get this species into culture as they feed easily on Eucalyptus species.