Vetilia enceladus (Gray, 1835)

Common Name:

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Identification:

Length: Coloring: Note any distinguishing features.

Male: subfiliformis; prothorace scabro; mesothorace scaberrimo. Long. corp. male 5'' 5'''.
Female: cylindrica; pro et mesothorace scaberrimis; maris tegminibus brunneis in medio nigro-maculatis, margine anteriori flavo-viridi, fœminæ flavescenti-viridibus, margine posteriori nigro; alis nigrescentibus, albo-maculatis; areâ costali viridescenti-testaceâ, maculis nigris; foliolis duobus brevissimis, latis, apice dilatatis; pedibus anticis lineis elevatis striatis, quatuor posterioribus subtùs spinosis. -
Long. corp. female 7''. (Gray, 1835)

volant; male and female macropterous (Balderson et al 1998)

Hughes, 1996
Note parental placement of eggs. Note appearance of eggs. Note any common variations.

Habitat:

arborial. Canopy, mid, under, etc.

Note typical vegetation, e.g. tropical rainforest, temperate rainforest, grasslands, alpine, etc.

Similar Species:

Rearing Notes:

Note if this species has ever been reared. Note any suggestions for successful rearing.

For a stick insect with body length 152mm, to keep 2 adult females, you need a cage at least 700mm high, 300mm deep and 300mm wide.

Range:

NE coastal, SE coastal, QLD, NSW

Status:

It is not known if this species is endangered, as there is insufficient sighting history.

References:

Balderson, J., Rentz, D.C.F. and Roach, A.M.E. (1998). in Houston, W.K.K. & Wells, A. (1998) (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 23. Archaeognatha, Zygentoma, Blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Dermaptera, Phasmatodea, Embioptera, Zoraptera. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, Australia (ISBN 0643 06035 9). pp. 347 - 376.
Gray, G.R. (1835). ‘Synopsis of the Species of Insects Belonging to the Family of Phasmidae.’ 48pp. (Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman: London.)
Hughes, L., 1996. When an Insect is more like a Plant. Nature Australia, 25(4): 30-38
Rainbow, W.J. (1897). Catalogue of the described Phasmidae of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, 3(2), 37-44. [Note that he made a mistake re Extatosoma popa and E. tiaratum according to Gurney, A.B. (1947). Notes on some remarkable Australasian walkingsticks, including a synopsis of the Genus Extatosoma (Orthoptera: Phasmatidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 40(3): 373-396. .]
Tepper, J.G.O. (1902). List of the Described Genera and Species of the Australian and Polynesian Phasmidæ (Spectre-Insects). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 26: 278-287.
Vickery, V.R. (1983). Catalogue of Australian stick insects (Phasmida, Phasmatodea, Phasmatoptera, or Cheleutoptera). CSIRO Australian Division of Entomology Technical Paper, No. 20, 15 pp.
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Synonyms:

Acrophylla enceladus Gray, 1835
Cyphocrania enceladus Rainbow, 1897
Vetilia eurymedon Stål, 1877