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Stick Insect, Phasmid - Sungaya inexpetata, Male This is a male Phasmid of the species Sungaya inexpectata.<br />
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Female of this species can be seen here :<br />
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<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/45449/stick_insect_phasmid_-_sungaya_inexpetata_female.html" title="Stick Insect, Phasmid - Sungaya inexpetata, Female"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/45449_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=HoIDGIZoNiZhl7qigvywKgzeAxs%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Stick Insect, Phasmid - Sungaya inexpetata, Female This is a Female Phasmid of the species Sungaya inexpectata.<br />
The genus name of Sungaya was created based on village where it was first discovered, Sungay.<br />
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Male of this species can be seen here :<br />
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https://www.jungledragon.com/image/45450/stick_insect_phasmid_-_sungaya_inexpetata_male.html<br />
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At the moment, there is only one species - Sungaya inexpectata under this new genus.  The name inexpectata means, unexpected in Latin, as the discovery was unexpected.<br />
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I have come across a similar looking Phasmid from a different region in Philippines and it would be interesting to find out if they are the same species or different.  Geotagged,Philippines,Subic Bay,Summer,Sungaya inexpectata,Sunny stick insect" /></a></figure><br />
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Stick Insect, Phasmid - Sungaya inexpetata, Male

This is a male Phasmid of the species Sungaya inexpectata.

Female of this species can be seen here :

Stick Insect, Phasmid - Sungaya inexpetata, Female This is a Female Phasmid of the species Sungaya inexpectata.<br />
The genus name of Sungaya was created based on village where it was first discovered, Sungay.<br />
<br />
Male of this species can be seen here :<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/45450/stick_insect_phasmid_-_sungaya_inexpetata_male.html<br />
<br />
At the moment, there is only one species - Sungaya inexpectata under this new genus.  The name inexpectata means, unexpected in Latin, as the discovery was unexpected.<br />
<br />
I have come across a similar looking Phasmid from a different region in Philippines and it would be interesting to find out if they are the same species or different.  Geotagged,Philippines,Subic Bay,Summer,Sungaya inexpectata,Sunny stick insect

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''Sungaya inexpectata'' is a species of stick insect. Its common name is the sunny stick insect, derived from the less commonly used sungay stick insect. It is a species in the order of the stick insects Phasmatodea and the only member of the genus ''Sungaya.'' The genus name refers to the locality of the holotype, i.e. the region where the insect was first identified. The species name is derived from the Latin as "inexpectatus" and means "unexpected".

Similar species: Stick And Leaf Insects
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Sep 23, 2016. Captured Sep 22, 2016 00:21 in Corregidor Rd, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Bataan, Philippines.
  • TG-4
  • f/5.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO200
  • 10.29mm