Sungaya is a genus of stick insects which is endemic to the Philippine island of Luzon.
Sungaya
Eggs of Sungaya aeta
Different specimens of Sungaya: top right female of Sungaya inexpectata „Highland“, all others Sungaya aeta or there hybrids with S. inexpectata
Green females of mixed stock of Sungaya sp. „Lowland“
Sungaya inexpectata is a species of stick insects and the type species of genus Sungaya. The species name is derived from the Latin as "inexpectatus" and means "unexpected". Its common name is sunny stick insect, derived from the less commonly used sungay stick insect, which in turn refers to the place where the species was found.
Sungaya inexpectata
Portrait
Egg
Freshly hatched nymph