Acanthograeffea denticulata | |
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Immature individual, Rota Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, United States | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Phasmatidae |
Genus: | Acanthograeffea |
Species: | A. denticulata |
Binomial name | |
Acanthograeffea denticulata (Redtenbacher, 1908) | |
Synonyms | |
Graeffea denticulata Redtenbacher, 1908 |
Acanthograeffea denticulata, the denticulate stick insect, is the sole species of stick insect present in the Mariana Islands, where it is endemic. It feeds on coconut fronds.[1]
References
- ↑ Bourquin, O. Invertebrates recorded from the Northern Marianas Islands. Northern Marianas College. Saipan, 2002.
External links
- species Acanthograeffea denticulata (Redtenbacher, 1908) Phasmida Species File Online
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