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About the Heteropteryx dilatata
The Heteropteryx dilatata is a insect in the family Heteropterygidae (order Phasmida). Wikidata describes it as “large member of the Phasmatodea”.
What does the Heteropteryx dilatata sound like?
Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
From Wikipedia
Heteropteryx is a monotypic genus of stick insects containing Heteropteryx dilatata as the only described species. and gives its name to the family of the Heteropterygidae. Their only species may be known as jungle nymph, Malaysian stick insect, Malayan jungle nymph, or Malayan wood nymph and because of their size it is commonly kept in zoological institutions and private terrariums of insect lovers. It originates from the Malay Archipelago and is nocturnal.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Heteropteryx dilatata sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Heteropteryx dilatata on this page. Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
What family does the Heteropteryx dilatata belong to?
The Heteropteryx dilatata (Heteropteryx dilatata) belongs to the family Heteropterygidae in the order Phasmida.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 992 3 Heteropteryx dilatata 187b – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 992 2 Heteropteryx dilatata 187a – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1757638 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Heteropteryx – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Greg Hume – CC BY-SA 4.0