Subfamily Extatosomatinae Rank Genus | Scientific name Extatosoma Higher classification Phasmatidae Order Phasmids | |
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Similar Extatosoma tiaratum, Phasmids, Insect, Phyllium, Eurycantha | ||
Giant prickly stick insect extatosoma tiaratum san bernardino natural history museum
Extatosoma is a genus of phasmids with two species. One occurs in Australia, one in New Guinea. Both have a subspecies imitating leaves, and one imitating lichen.
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- Handling a lichen bug extatosoma tiaratum
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Handling a lichen bug extatosoma tiaratum
Name
The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek έκστασις "to be outside oneself" and soma "body".
Species
References
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