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Insect Identification - Ecuador

Biology Asked by daszlosek on June 5, 2021

I took a picture of this bug while I was in Chucchilán Ecuador in June. I am wondering what type of insect this is?

It was about 1-inch long.

This was the only good photo I was able to take, sorry for the poor angle.

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One Answer

This is a phasmid (Order Phasmatodea) from the Genus Monticomorpha. Its common name in Spanish is (insecto) ututo.

Here is an image of it:

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Source: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1847685515

They are found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. You can see that the distribution matches your place:

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Source: http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/editTaxon/Distribution/ShowDistribution.aspx?TaxonNameID=1199515

Identifying the species may be a bit more complicated. The Phasmida Species File page I linked above lists 8 species of ututos (with pictures), 5 of them occurring in Ecuador.

Correct answer by user24284 on June 5, 2021

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