I think I may have posted a wings folded version before.
Stick Insect?
Indeed it is. Many winged species appear to open their hind wings suddenly as a defensive posture; perhaps to elicit a 'startle' response from a potential threat.
Have I pointed you to this reference before? "The Stick Insects of Colombia: A catalogue and bibliography with the descriptions of four new genera and 74 new species"
https://books.google.com/books?id=ZegWAQAAQBAJ&source=gbs_book_other_versions
I'm not sure I've seen that but Oskar Conle one of the authors has done some identifications for me. Thanks very much. I need to order that if I ever get to return to the US.
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Walking Sticks are long, lean, and slow-moving bugs, that look like a adhere, twig or department. They are too called walking sticks. Males tend to be littler than females. Males more often than not have wings, but females are most likely wingless.
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