Dog-eared Stick Insect
Adult Male, abdomen "tail"
Children's Stick Insect
Male, whole
| Dog-eared Stick Insect Adult Male, abdomen "tail" | | Children's Stick Insect Male, whole | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Stick Insects (Phasmida) | ||||
| Family: | Stick Insect (Phasmatidae) | ||||
| Species: | Dog-eared Stick Insect (Hyrtacus tuberculatus) | ||||
| This Photo: | Adult Male, ventral | ||||
| Other name: | Lobed-Abdomen Stick Insect | ||||
Thank you Matthew Connors for confirming the identification of this species General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee) & in the Adelaide Hills The adult is about 50-55mm long | |||||
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