Phobaeticus serratipes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Phasmatidae |
Subfamily: | Phasmatinae |
Tribe: | Pharnaciini |
Genus: | Phobaeticus |
Species: | P. serratipes |
Binomial name | |
Phobaeticus serratipes (Gray, 1835) |
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Phobaeticus serratipes (formerly known as Pharnacia serratipes) is a species of stick insect that at one time was the longest known insect, with one female specimen recorded as being 555 mm long[2] - note, however, that this includes the legs fully extended front and rear, and the actual length of the body alone is considerably shorter. This insect is endemic in Malaysia and Singapore.[1] It is a popular species among those who raise stick insects.
The record for longest known insect is now held by a specimen of Phobaeticus chani, at 567 mm held in the Natural History Museum in London.[3] Phobaeticus serratipes is also slightly shorter in body length than one specimen of Phobaeticus kirbyi.