Heteropteryx dilatata

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Heteropteryx dilatata
Heteropteryx dilatata from Malaysia
Heteropteryx dilatata from Malaysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Genus: Heteropteryx
Species: H. dilatata
Binomial name
Heteropteryx dilatata
(Parkinson, 1798)

Heteropteryx dilatata is a large member of the Phasmatodea commonly kept in captivity. The most usual common name is the Malaysian or Malayan jungle nymph, often just abbreviated to jungle nymph.

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[edit] PSG Number

This is number 18 on the Phasmid Study Group Culture List.

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