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Achrioptera manga, a giant phasmid or stick insect native to Madagascar [View all]
This is Achrioptera manga, a giant phasmid or stick insect native to Madagascar.
— c0nc0rdance (@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social) 2026-04-18T01:21:28.399Z
The specific epithet, "manga" means blue in Malagasy & it's not hard to see why. Only males are blue.
The tiny back wings ("alae") are an example of brachyptery: they're useless for flight, but have other functions.
This is Achrioptera manga, a giant phasmid or stick insect native to Madagascar.
The specific epithet, "manga" means blue in Malagasy & it's not hard to see why. Only males are blue.
The tiny back wings ("alae"
are an example of brachyptery: they're useless for flight, but have other functions.
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