Giant leaf insect
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An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
Giant leaf insects sway as they move, like leaves blowing in the wind.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Giant leaf insect
- Scientific name
- Pulchriphyllium giganteum
- Japanese name
- オオコノハムシ
- Group
- Insects
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Phasmida
- Family
- Phylliidae
- Genus
- Pulchriphyllium
It is also listed under the scientific name Phyllium giganteum.
An insect in the stick insect group; just as its name says, its bright yellow-green body looks very much like a leaf.
Its eggs are black and shaped like droppings. The female simply lets them drop one after another from up in the trees.
How the Giant leaf insect lives
They live in tropical rainforests. They feed on plants.
多摩動物公園Basic data
- Size
- Body length: about 110 mm, about 10 cm
- Diet
- Plants
- Range
- Southeast Asia
Where the Giant leaf insect has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- オオコノハムシ
- 简体中文
- 巨人丽叶䗛
- 繁體中文
- 巨人葉䗛
- Français
- Phyllium giganteum
- Deutsch
- Großes Wandelndes Blatt
- Português (Brasil)
- Phyllium giganteum
- Italiano
- Phyllium giganteum
- العربية
- وارقة عملاقة
- Tiếng Việt
- Phyllium giganteum
- Русский
- Phyllium giganteum
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 多摩動物公園 — オオコノハムシChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Giant leaf insect, look for this
- Look for lines like leaf veins on the body and wings.
- Look for brown patches and indentations in the body that resemble insect bites on a leaf.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
多摩動物公園EXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Giant leaf insect
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
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Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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