Phobaeticus kirbyi

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Phobaeticus kirbyi
Female Phobaeticus kirbyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Phasmatodea Family: Phasmatidae Subfamily: Phasmatinae Tribe: Pharnaciini Genus: Phobaeticus Species: P. kirbyi
Binomial name
Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
Synonyms
Baculolonga kirbyi (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) Pharnacia kirbyi (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) Pharnacia pilicornis Redtenbacher, 1908 Pharnacia sagitta Redtenbacher, 1908 Phobaeticus kirbiyii Seow-Choen, Grinang & Naming, 2004

Phobaeticus kirbyi is a very large stick insect native to Borneo. The holotype deposited at the Natural History Museum in London measures 328 mm excluding legs and 546 mm including legs. This makes it the longest known insect in terms of body length, although Phobaeticus serratipes exceeds it in total length with legs extended.^[1] However, recent specimens of P. kirbyi have only reached 283 mm in body length.^[1]

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• Phasmida Species File: Phobaeticus kirbyi