Anoplocnemis phasianus

Latin NameObservation dateLocation
Anoplocnemis phasianusSeptember 6 2024Buket Alue Puteh, Aceh, Indonesia

Anoplocnemis phasianus or better known as the leaf-footed insect is a species of insect that attracts attention because of its striking appearance. This insect comes from the pyrgomorphidae family and is easy to find in tropical forests. The characteristic of this insect is its dim body color, sharp legs. and long, while the insect's behavior does not move much so it is nicknamed the laziest insect in the world.

as I said at the beginning, this insect is lazy, so this insect spends most of its time on the leaves of plants where it can camouflage well thanks to its body color which resembles the stripes on the leaves, in several other cities this insect is also known as a leaf-footed insect, but the scientific name for this insect is known as Anoplocnemis phasianus, apart from that, this insect (Anoplocnemis phasianus) also has the ability to produce a distinctive sound as a form of communication and warning of threats, it can be understood that the presence of this insect as proof of how beautiful the biodiversity around us is.



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PhotographyAnoplocnemis phasianus
LocationBuket Alue Puteh
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