Philippine Leaf Insect

Phyllium philippinicum is a leaf insect endemic to Luzon in the Philippines, where it is found on various shrubs. Females are 65-98 mm long with a maximum abdominal width of 29-41 mm; males are clearly smaller at 55-68 mm long and 15-19 mm wide. Only the forewings are fully developed in females, which lack hindwings, while males have full hindwings and can fly short distances. Females have nine antennal segments and adult males twenty-three, with the segments near the base orange-brown. The ground colour ranges from light to dark green, and brown markings may or may not appear on the forewings and the underside of the abdomen. By day the insects sit almost motionless on their food plant and tremble when disturbed by a draught or slight movement; if seized they shed legs, the middle pair first. Described by Hennemann and colleagues in 2009, the species is listed by the Phasmid Study Group as PSG 278.

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The Philippine Leaf Insect lives Adult females 6-9 months, exceptionally up to a year; adult males about three months.

The Philippine Leaf Insect grows to Females 65-98mm, males 55-68mm.

The eggs are about 5 mm long, just under 3 mm wide and 10 mg in weight, hatching after four to five months, and the dark nymphs turn green once feeding begins and reach adulthood in a further four to five months.

The ideal temperature for the Philippine Leaf Insect is 22〜27℃. Ideal humidity is 60〜80%.