Species: Sipyloidea sipylus (PSG 4).
Common Name: Pink-Winged Stick Insect.
Size: Maximum: Females,
8.5cm.
Breeding: Parthenogenetic (females
only).
Eggs: This species will lay several
hundred eggs, which are glued about the cage and on the food
plant. A very high hatch rate can be observed.
Food: Bramble.
Humidity: Spray lightly every two or
three days. Can be longer.
Comments: An easy species to keep for
the beginner. It is larger than the Indian stick insect and has
long legs. They are green throughout their life cycle, have pink
wings at adulthood and are able to fly.
