Eurycnema osiris
Darwin Stick Insect
©Anne: A female Eurycnema osiris at Lizard Island, about 20 cm long. Thanks to Matthew Connors for the identification.
©Anne: A female Eurycnema osiris at Lizard Island, about 20 cm long. Thanks to Matthew Connors for the identification.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Phasmida
Family
Phasmatidae
Genus
Eurycnema
Species
Eurycnema osiris
Colours
Distinguishing features
An impressively large, green, winged stick-insect.
Size
- Up to 22.1 cm (body length according to Brock, 1998) - applies to females
- Up to 13.4 cm (body length according to Brock, 1998) - applies to males
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
Goliath Stick Insect (species: Eurycnema goliath)
is not found north of SE Queensland (Brock, 1998). The Lizard Island record of Eurycnema osiris was incorrectly identified as E. goliath until 30 oct 2019.
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Brock, P.D. (1998). Studies on the stick-insect genus Eurycnema Audinet-Serville (Phasmida; Phasmatidae)with particular reference to Australian species. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 7: 61-70. LIRS catalog number 90286.