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Pulchriphyllium
Sign in to savePulchriphyllium is a genus of leaf insects. It was first established by Achille Griffini in 1898 as a subgenus within the genus Phyllium. It has been elevated as a valid genus since 2021. The representatives of the genus are native to Sundaland and continental Asia.
Species
Gray's Leaf Insect
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderPhasmida
- FamilyPhylliidae
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Pulchriphyllium is a genus of leaf insects. It was first established by Achille Griffini in 1898 as a subgenus within the genus Phyllium. It has been elevated as a valid genus since 2021. The representatives of the genus are native to Sundaland and continental Asia.
== Description == The Pulchriphyllium can be differentiated from other Phylliidae genera by the following combinations of morphological characters.