| Eurycnema versirubra | |
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| Adult Female from West Timor
Photographed by Davis Damaledo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Genus: | Eurycnema |
| Species: | E. versirubra
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| Binomial name | |
| Eurycnema versirubra (Audinet-Serville, 1838)
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Eurycnema versirubra, the red-winged green giant stick insect/Timor Giant Stick Insect, is a species of stick insect[1] from Timor, Solor and Wetar, [2] The original habitat of Eurycnema versirubra might be Timor and / or closeby islands. They were most likely brought from there to Java and Malaysia, where they are known from captive bred cultures only (no known wild-caught specimens).[3] In Timor, the Timorese greatly fear the species because they consider it to be highly poisonous. As a result, the insects are often killed by the Timorese. Contrary to common belief, the Timor Giant Stick Insect is not dangerous.