Phasmatodea - Wikipedia
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug …
Order Phasmatodea – ENT 425 – General Entomology
Common Name: Walkingsticks / Stick Insects / Leaf Insects / Phasmids Greek Origins of Name: Phasmatodea, derived from the Greek “phasm” meaning phantom, refers to the cryptic …
Walking stick | Insect, Description, Species, Size ...
walking stick, (order Phasmatodea, or Phasmida), any of about 3,000 species of slow-moving insects that are green or brown in color and bear a resemblance to twigs as a protective …
Identification - Phasmatodea
The following is a general instruction for identifying Phasmatodea, not only for breeders but also for people wanting to identify preserved phasmids in their cabinets.
Phasmatodea - stick insects, leaf insects
Characteristics As their name suggests these cryptic insects have the shape and colouring of the leaves and twigs of the plants they inhabit. Phasmids are distinctive insects and are often …
Orders of Insects: Phasmatodea – Insect Science
Wiley Blackwell. Order Phasmatodea Phasmatodea common name: stick insects & leaf insects; mimic sticks or leaves from the Greek, ‘phasma’ = apparition or ghost about 2,500 described …
Stick insects and Leaf insects (Order: Phasmatodea)
Information on Stick insects and Leaf insects (Order: Phasmatodea). The Stick insects (sometimes called "walking sticks") and Leaf insects are some of the most well known of all …