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

Gynandromorph of Heteropteryx dilatata...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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

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...

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

become adults. In 1906, Josef Redtenbacher described the species as Heteropteryx echinata, without using the genus name Haaniella, which had already been...

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...

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

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...