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| Name | latin |
Chondrosthetus woodfordi |
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| | PSG-Number | 186 |
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| | Systematics | Super-Order |
Dictyoptera |
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Phasmatodea |
| Family |
Phasmatidae |
| Subfamily |
Lonchodinae |
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| | First Description | Author |
KIRBY |
| Year |
1896 |
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| Size
Quotation of Size
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The given size is measured from the head to the end of the abdomen, without the wings.
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| Male |
ca. 6cm |
| Female |
ca. 9cm |
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| Lifespan
Quotation of the Lifespan
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The lifespan is given in month and has the following definition:
overall-age ("time between hatching and imago" + "lifespan after the last molting")
Example: 9 (2 + 7) month lifespan
overall-age = 9 month
time between hatching and imago = 2 month
lifespan after the last molting = 7 month
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| Male |
larvae: ca. 4 months / ~ 7 moltings |
| Female |
larvae: ca. 5 months / ~ 9 moltings |
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| Sexing
Sexing
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Morphologically differences between male and female.
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| Male |
L5/L6 and above: thinner than females, end of the abdomen thickened
adult: darkgreen body, head and end of the abdomen lightbrown, very thin body |
| Female |
L5/L6 and above: more compact than males, no swelling at the abdomen
adult: essentually more compact than males, darkgreen till brown, often with muster, 2 big thorns on the 5. abdominal- segment (light- and darkgreen resp. light- and darkbrown striped)
green version: many appendages, more clear muster than the brown one |
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| | | | | Spreading | Solomon Islands |
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| | Habitat | fern, roses and blackberry |
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| | Aggressiveness | none |
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| | Colorvariants | green to brown, green ones with muster |
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