Phasma gigas

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Mantis gigas.

Artist

Name:: Donovan, Edward
Dates:: 1768-1837
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: North Carolina State University Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: An epitome of the natural history of the insects of India
Author:: Donovan, Edward
Publisher:: London: Printed for the author by T. Bensley, 1800
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Description:

Plate depicting a Phasma gigas, referred to in the caption by an older synonym, as it eats leaves. Phasma gigas is an insect in the family Phasmatidae, described as follows by the author:

The largest of this very extraordinary genus known. Our specimen is from the island of Amboyna. Rare.

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{{cite web | title=Phasma gigas | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/phasma-gigas/ | author=Donovan, Edward | year=1800 | access-date=November 24, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}