Burnet Companion vs Sabah Stick Insect

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Burnet Companion Sabah Stick Insect
Scientific Name Euclidia glyphica Aschiphasma annulipes
Order Lepidoptera Phasmatodea
Family Erebidae Aschiphasmatidae
Size Wingspan 25-30mm 50-70mm
Habitat Grasslands Forests
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions Europe, Asia Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Burnet Companion

A small day-flying brown and orange moth often seen flying alongside burnet moths on flower-rich grasslands.

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Did You Know?

Named because it is often seen flying in the company of six-spot burnet moths on the same flower-rich meadows.

Sabah Stick Insect

A unique stick insect that mimics a centipede rather than a twig. Its body is segmented and flattened with banded legs. It runs rapidly across the forest floor, behaving more like a centipede than a phasmid.

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Did You Know?

It is one of the only stick insects that mimics a centipede instead of a plant, running quickly across the forest floor.