Agathemera elegans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Agathemeridae |
Genus: | Agathemera |
Species: | A. elegans
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Binomial name | |
Agathemera elegans (
Philippi, 1863)
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Synonyms | |
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Agathemera elegans, the elegant chinchemolle, is a species of stick insect within the family Agathemeridae. [1] [2] [3] The species is found in the Andes Mountains in Chile at heights of 1500 meters above sea level. The species is able to secrete a spray in self defense, with the spray being able to cause temporary blindness. The secretion of A. elegans is made up of 4-methyl-1-hepten-3-one. [4]
Agathemera elegans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Agathemeridae |
Genus: | Agathemera |
Species: | A. elegans
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Binomial name | |
Agathemera elegans (
Philippi, 1863)
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Synonyms | |
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Agathemera elegans, the elegant chinchemolle, is a species of stick insect within the family Agathemeridae. [1] [2] [3] The species is found in the Andes Mountains in Chile at heights of 1500 meters above sea level. The species is able to secrete a spray in self defense, with the spray being able to cause temporary blindness. The secretion of A. elegans is made up of 4-methyl-1-hepten-3-one. [4]