Description
Fantastic, male and female leaf mimics, mounted in a glass dome. The male is the smaller of the two specimens.
Also known as the Javanese leaf insect, or Gray’s leaf insect, this leaf insect is native to tropical Asia as well as Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles.
Javanese leaf insects are slow-moving herbivores that rely on their camouflage and fore wings for defense from predators, including birds, amphibians and reptiles. The females live from 4 to 7 months and males from 3 weeks to 1 month.
This piece is mounted in a dome that is 5 1/2 inches wide and 8 1/2 inches tall (including the base).