Phasma gigas

Phasma gigas^[1] is a large-sized stick insect found in Maluku Islands, Gorong Islands and Kei Islands.^[2][3] It is often believed that Phasma gigas is present on New Guinea, but in fact, all New Guinean records actually refer to Phasma reinwardtii.^[4] Furthermore, the historic records from Sulawesi are doubtful and need more evaluation.

Phasma gigas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Phasmatodea
Family:	Phasmatidae
Subfamily:	Phasmatinae
Tribe:	Phasmatini
Genus:	Phasma
Species:	P. gigas
Binomial name
Phasma gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Cyphocrana bauvoisi (Audinet-Serville, 1831) Cyphocrana beauvoisi (Audinet-Serville, 1831) Phasma empusa Lichtenstein, 1796