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Discover nature's masters of camouflage with this wholesale lot of Phyllium celebicum - the remarkable giant leaf insect from Southeast Asia. This pack of 10 A1 quality unmounted specimens (90-100mm) with wings spread offers exceptional value for collectors, framers, educators, and retailers seeking the extraordinary leaf mimicry that makes these insects among evolution's most impressive examples of adaptive camouflage.
Giant leaf insects (Phyllium celebicum) are masters of disguise - their flattened bodies, leaf-like wings, and even vein patterns perfectly mimic the leaves they live among. The green colouration, irregular edges, and subtle brown markings create such convincing camouflage that predators often pass right by them. This remarkable adaptation represents millions of years of evolutionary refinement and demonstrates nature's extraordinary creativity.
These wholesale leaf insect specimens are ideal for diverse uses. Create stunning educational displays demonstrating camouflage and mimicry, stock your retail shop or gallery with unique natural history items, frame for natural history art showcasing evolutionary adaptation, use in biology and entomology teaching collections, incorporate into museum exhibits about tropical biodiversity, add to insect reference collections, or use for scientific photography and illustration.
Your wholesale pack includes 10 giant leaf insects (Phyllium celebicum) from Thailand, each measuring 90-100mm in length. Specimens arrive dry-preserved and unmounted, ready for framing or display. Expect vibrant green colouration (may include some brown tones), leaf-like body structure, and the characteristic flattened appearance that makes these insects so remarkable.
Unlike papered specimens that require relaxing and spreading, these leaf insects arrive already spread in display position. This saves time and effort, making them perfect for immediate framing or mounting.
Leaf insects (Phylliidae family) are found in tropical forests across Southeast Asia and Australia. They're herbivorous, feeding on leaves while perfectly camouflaged among them. Females are larger and more leaf-like than males, and they reproduce through parthenogenesis (females can produce offspring without males). Their swaying movement mimics leaves blowing in the breeze - camouflage in motion that completes the illusion.
Giant leaf insects offer exceptional educational value for teaching about camouflage strategies, evolutionary adaptation, mimicry in nature, insect morphology and diversity, tropical forest ecosystems, sexual dimorphism, and the incredible variety of survival strategies insects have evolved. They're perfect for schools, colleges, youth clubs, and nature education programmes.
All our leaf insect specimens are ethically sourced from sustainable collecting programmes in rural Thailand. These initiatives support local communities while protecting forest habitats. We work directly with collectors who follow responsible practices, ensuring wild populations remain healthy.
Each specimen is graded A1 for quality, meaning excellent condition with vibrant green colouration, intact wings and legs, and good overall preservation. These are collectors-quality leaf insects suitable for professional displays, retail sale, or educational use. Minor variations in size and colouration are natural and add to the uniqueness of each specimen.
By showcasing these remarkable insects in educational settings, we help people appreciate the incredible biodiversity of tropical forests and the importance of conservation. Each specimen becomes an ambassador for its species and the ecosystems they inhabit, inspiring wonder and environmental stewardship in students and nature enthusiasts.
Stock up on nature's perfect camouflage. Order your wholesale pack of giant leaf insects today and discover why these extraordinary creatures have fascinated naturalists, educators, and evolution enthusiasts for generations.
$308.00 NZD
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Beautiful butterflies. Packaged carefully and they arrive in pristine condition.
Amazing quality
Really nice selection of specimens
Pünktlich alles super danke schön
Absolutely in love definitely will be getting more if there are other selections
Packaged well and product was just as described.
Packaged well and was just as described.
Always a great place to get my spiders!
Lovely specimens, thankyou very much x
Brilliant etsy shop which i would recommend to anyone ! Top quality specimens, never dissapointed, i will always come back to this store when wanting to pin, frame butterflies and create my artworks. Anyone interested in doing the same i would highly recommend this shop to! Also always well packaged ! Thank you!!😊
I love the variety I get it works well with my business, I will continue to buy from this company everything comes in perfect
Exactly as listed
Packaged well and fast delivery
Perfect conditions all legs intact
Perfect specimen, great packaging and quick delivery! Thanks, will be returning!
Perfect specimen, great packaging and quick delivery! Thanks, will be returning!
Sendung gut angekommen. Exemplare sind groß. Vielen lieben Dank
Really nice butteflies, thank you!
Der Artikel ist genau so wie beschrieben. Sehr guter Verkäufer. Gut Verpackt und schnell in die Schweiz geliefert. Hier kaufe ich gerne wieder ein. Ein sehr schönes Insekt.
Beautiful, and cute. Was packaged well!
I was kinda bummed out that I got all beetles instead of the mixed specimens I ordered so I messaged the seller and they are making it right. Ill definitely be coming back to this seller in the near future 😁
Beautiful piece!
Excellent product as always - will order again!
Excellent product as always - will order again!
Have a little issue with my order but was very quickly resolved. Highly recommend and will 100% be ordering again. Thank you so much
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