Name
Phasmida
stick insects, leaf insects
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Phasmida
Habitat
Herbaceous, or shrubby, or arboreal
Feeding
herbivore
Distribution
Cosmopolitans
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Additional information
Stick insects have long slender bodies with filiform antennae of varying length. Mimetic with bushes and grasses. Males infrequent, females usually reproduce by parthenogenesis. European species are apterous.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Brock, P.D., Büscher, T. & Baker, E. Phasmida Species File Online. Version 5.0/5.0. - Moya Aliaga, M., 2015. Clase Insecta. Orden Phasmatodea. Revista IDE@ - SEA. No 45, pp 1-11. Ibero Diversidad Entomológica @ccessible. ISSN: 2386-7183. - Sánchez-Ruiz, M. 2016. Ordo Phasmida. En: IBERFAUNA. El Banco de Datos de la Fauna Ibérica. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC).