屬于大(da)型(xing)昆(kun)蟲,體長 5~7.5公分(fen),軀體色(se)成綠(lv)色(se);軀體略呈菱(ling)形(xing)。
常(chang)棲(qi)于樹叢之(zhi)中(zhong)。棲(qi)地分(fen)(fen)布(bu):蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)。面(mian)臨危機:稀少;分(fen)(fen)布(bu)范圍狹窄,棲(qi)地破壞。蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)大(da)(da)(da)(da)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)是臺(tai)灣(wan)唯一(yi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)種葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)亞(ya)科(ke)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)蟴(si)(si)(phyllophonnae),前(qian)胸背(bei)(bei)(bei)版大(da)(da)(da)(da),成(cheng)菱形(xing),若蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)時前(qian)胸背(bei)(bei)(bei)板蓋住腹部(bu),蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)大(da)(da)(da)(da)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)在葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)亞(ya)科(ke)中(zhong)止能(neng)算是小(xiao)朋友,寵于新幾(ji)內亞(ya)的(de)(de)(de)(de)大(da)(da)(da)(da)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)長度可(ke)(ke)達18cm,看(kan)起來(lai)就向(xiang)一(yi)條(tiao)綠(lv)(lv)色的(de)(de)(de)(de)大(da)(da)(da)(da)熱狗(gou).蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)大(da)(da)(da)(da)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)主(zhu)要以(yi)山葡萄(tao)為食,飼養(yang)時可(ke)(ke)以(yi)以(yi)爬(pa)墻虎或(huo)(huo)(huo)饅頭果餵(wei)食。 在臺(tai)灣(wan)18種保(bao)育類昆(kun)(kun)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)中(zhong),蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)大(da)(da)(da)(da)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)蟴(si)(si)可(ke)(ke)說是分(fen)(fen)布(bu)地域最(zui)狹隘的(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)種,顧名思義,這種昆(kun)(kun)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)只分(fen)(fen)布(bu)在蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)地區,臺(tai)灣(wan)本(ben)島(dao)(dao)上(shang)還未曾有過發(fa)現紀錄,然而(er)(er)隨著蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)日益開發(fa),蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)大(da)(da)(da)(da)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)蟴(si)(si)已面(mian)臨極大(da)(da)(da)(da)的(de)(de)(de)(de)生存考驗。(圖/農委(wei)會提供,顏圣紘攝) 蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)大(da)(da)(da)(da)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)蟴(si)(si)屬直翅(chi)目螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)蟴(si)(si)科(ke),而(er)(er)且是臺(tai)灣(wan)唯一(yi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)亞(ya)科(ke)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)蟴(si)(si),軀體(ti)為綠(lv)(lv)色,成(cheng)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)體(ti)長約10公分(fen)(fen),背(bei)(bei)(bei)板大(da)(da)(da)(da)而(er)(er)發(fa)達,從(cong)背(bei)(bei)(bei)面(mian)看(kan)過去呈菱形(xing)狀(zhuang),兩側(ce)具有明顯的(de)(de)(de)(de)角狀(zhuang)突起,雌(ci)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)產(chan)(chan)卵器發(fa)達,而(er)(er)且上(shang)彎呈刀狀(zhuang),整個(ge)體(ti)型從(cong)側(ce)面(mian)看(kan)過去,就像是一(yi)片(pian)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)子(zi),躲在植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)片(pian)上(shang)是很好(hao)的(de)(de)(de)(de)偽裝。 雖(sui)然蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)大(da)(da)(da)(da)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)蟴(si)(si)屬于大(da)(da)(da)(da)型昆(kun)(kun)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong),但是若與其(qi)他葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)亞(ya)科(ke)的(de)(de)(de)(de)昆(kun)(kun)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)相(xiang)比,頂多只能(neng)算是「小(xiao)不點(dian)」而(er)(er)已,就以(yi)產(chan)(chan)於新幾(ji)內亞(ya)的(de)(de)(de)(de)大(da)(da)(da)(da)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)來(lai)說,其(qi)成(cheng)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)體(ti)長可(ke)(ke)達18公分(fen)(fen),把蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)大(da)(da)(da)(da)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)蟴(si)(si)放在大(da)(da)(da)(da)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)旁邊,簡直就是小(xiao)巫見大(da)(da)(da)(da)巫。 蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)大(da)(da)(da)(da)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)蟴(si)(si)的(de)(de)(de)(de)分(fen)(fen)布(bu)地點(dian),只知在蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)、綠(lv)(lv)島(dao)(dao)等(deng)東部(bu)離島(dao)(dao),至於在蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)通常(chang)是全年可(ke)(ke)見,但以(yi)春夏季間最(zui)常(chang)在森林邊緣或(huo)(huo)(huo)灌木(mu)叢中(zhong)見到(dao)幼蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)與部(bu)分(fen)(fen)成(cheng)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong),至于幼蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)與成(cheng)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)體(ti)型則有很大(da)(da)(da)(da)的(de)(de)(de)(de)差異。 根據學界(jie)觀(guan)察所得,蘭(lan)(lan)(lan)(lan)嶼(yu)(yu)(yu)大(da)(da)(da)(da)葉(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)(xie)螽(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)蟴(si)(si)較(jiao)偏好(hao)的(de)(de)(de)(de)寄主(zhu)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)或(huo)(huo)(huo)停棲(qi)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)為葡萄(tao)科(ke)、火(huo)筒樹科(ke)、大(da)(da)(da)(da)戟科(ke)、茶茱萸科(ke)、無患(huan)子(zi)科(ke)與厚殼樹科(ke)的(de)(de)(de)(de)攀藤(teng)或(huo)(huo)(huo)灌木(mu),飼養(yang)時以(yi)臺(tai)灣(wan)本(ben)島(dao)(dao)的(de)(de)(de)(de)常(chang)春藤(teng)或(huo)(huo)(huo)粉藤(teng)屬植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)較(jiao)容(rong)易(yi)養(yang)活,不過其(qi)詳細的(de)(de)(de)(de)生態學研究仍相(xiang)當(dang)缺乏。