Phaenopharos struthioneus
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| Phaenopharos struthioneus | |
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| Phaenopharos struthioneus specimen from the private collection of Andrew Markey | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Lonchodidae |
| Subfamily: | Necrosciinae |
| Genus: | Phaenopharos |
| Species: | P. struthioneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaenopharos struthioneus (Westwood, 1859) | |
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Phaenopharos struthioneus,[1] the small red winged stick insect, is a medium-sized stick insect found in Malaysia and Sumatra.[2] This species is extinct in Singapore.[3] Both males and females are known for their small red stubby wings, which are used solely for the purpose of displaying when threatened. Thus, they cannot fly.[4]
