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Walaphyllium
Sign in to savethumb|A female and B male of Walaphyllium zomproi, C female and D male of Walaphyllium monteithi, E male [[holotype of Walaphyllium lelantos]] thumb|Wing venation of Walaphyllium zomproi: A female forewing, B male fore- and C hindwing thumb| A–D Eggs of Walaphyllium zomproi: A lateral, B dorsal, C ventral, D opercular ([[anterior); E–H Eggs of Walaphyllium monteithi: E lateral, F dorsal, G ventral, H opercular]]
Species
Australian Leaf Insect
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderPhasmida
- FamilyPhylliidae
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- Occurrence and way of life
- Taxonomy
- Terraristics
- References
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thumb|A female and B male of Walaphyllium zomproi, C female and D male of Walaphyllium monteithi, E male [[holotype of Walaphyllium lelantos]] thumb|Wing venation of Walaphyllium zomproi: A female forewing, B male fore- and C hindwing thumb| A–D Eggs of Walaphyllium zomproi: A lateral, B dorsal, C ventral, D opercular ([[anterior); E–H Eggs of Walaphyllium monteithi: E lateral, F dorsal, G ventral, H opercular]]
Walaphyllium is a genus of stick insect, belonging to the Phylliidae (leaf insects). It was initially described in 2020 as a subgenus of Phyllium, and is native to northeastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Walaphyllium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.