Phobaeticus serratipes
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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 - 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
. 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
. Phobaeticus serratipes is also slightly shorter in body length than one specimen of Phobaeticus kirbyi
.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. It is a popular species among those who raise stick insects
Phasmatodea
The Phasmatodea are an order of insects, whose members are variously known as stick insects , walking sticks or stick-bugs , phasmids, ghost insects and leaf insects...
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The record for longest known insect is now held by a specimen of Phobaeticus chani
Phobaeticus chani
Phobaeticus chani or Chan's megastick is a species of stick insect. It is the longest insect in the world, with one specimen held in the Natural History Museum in London measuring . This measurement is however with the front legs fully extended...
, at 567 mm held in the Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Phobaeticus serratipes is also slightly shorter in body length than one specimen of Phobaeticus kirbyi
Phobaeticus kirbyi
Phobaeticus kirbyi is a very long stick insect native to Borneo. The holotype deposited at the Natural History Museum in London measures excluding legs and including legs. This makes it the second longest known insect in terms of body length, behind Phobaeticus chani with . Both P. chani and...
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