Flying Stick, Parastratocles forcipatus (Pseudophasmatidae: Stratocleinae) photo

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07-MAY-2011

Flying Stick, Parastratocles forcipatus (Pseudophasmatidae: Stratocleinae)

Tiputini Forest Reserve, Prov. Orellana, Ecuador

Unlike most stick insects, this flying stick is brilliantly striped and even slightly iridescent. This attractive species is a strong flyer and readily attracted to lights.
iNaturalist observation

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
1/200s f/16.0 at 100.0mm iso100 full exif

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