[3] Leaf insects have extremely flattened, irregularly shaped bodies, wings, and legs.

Young Pulchriphyllium bioculatum are about 2 cm (0.79 in) long, dark red in colour and have reflex immobility.

[7] They are slow-moving herbivores and rely on their camouflage and fore wings for defense from predators including birds, amphibians and reptiles.

These leaf insects are found mainly in tropical areas and rainforests where adequate quantities of vegetation are available for consumption.

It is widespread in Southeast Asia, in Borneo, China, India, Sri Lanka, Java, Malaysia, Singapore, and Sumatra.

[citation needed] However, the IUCN Red list considers it endemic to the Seychelles, the Asian records referring to other species.

[4] As a herbivore Pulchriphyllium bioculatum mainly eats mango, guava, Nephelium lappaceum (Rambutan), and in captivity some accept Quercus (oak) and Rubus (dewberry, raspberry and blackberry) species.

This is a form of asexual reproduction found in females, where growth and development of embryos occurs without fertilization by a male.

[12] In a study the ratio of the distance the egg was thrown and the body length of the insect was compared with some other species, which was 24–36.