Jungle Nymph | 台北市立動物園資訊網

ThejunglenymphisaverylargestickinsectfromMalaysia.Hereyoucanreadallaboutitsfood,housing,incubationoftheeggsandtakingcareofthem!

The Jungle Nymph, or Heteropteryx dilatata, is the heaviest of all stick insects. It is very large, brightly green in color (females) and can live up to 2 years. The Phasmid Study Group gave this species the number PSG 18.Heteropteryx dilatata occurs naturally in Malaysia.

A subadult female Jungle Nymph – Heteropteryx dilatata

Adult female Jungle nymph

This species is not long and thin like people often expect from a stick insect. The males and females are totally different, they even seem a different species. The adult females are bright green, very large and have a very wide body. Their wings are really short and lay like a cap on the back of the insect. The males are long and slender and are brown with beige in color. Their wings are very long and extend all the way down its abdomen. Both sexes have sma...