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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Phasmatidae |
Genus: | Onchestus |
Species: | O. rentzi
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Binomial name | |
Onchestus rentzi Brock & Hasenpusch, 2006
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Onchestus rentzi is an Australian species of stick insect, commonly named the crowned stick insect, described in 2006. [1] It lives in rainforests along the coast of Queensland and the Northern Territory. It is named after the Australian orthopterist David Rentz. [1]
Crowned stick insects are dark black- grey and use camouflage to blend in with the surroundings. Adults can reach lengths of 120mm and have a protuberance of the cuticle of the head which resembles a crown in both sexes. The wings of this species are a deep purple in colour.
Onchestus rentzi | |
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Onchestus rentzi females | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Phasmatidae |
Genus: | Onchestus |
Species: | O. rentzi
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Binomial name | |
Onchestus rentzi Brock & Hasenpusch, 2006
|
Onchestus rentzi is an Australian species of stick insect, commonly named the crowned stick insect, described in 2006. [1] It lives in rainforests along the coast of Queensland and the Northern Territory. It is named after the Australian orthopterist David Rentz. [1]
Crowned stick insects are dark black- grey and use camouflage to blend in with the surroundings. Adults can reach lengths of 120mm and have a protuberance of the cuticle of the head which resembles a crown in both sexes. The wings of this species are a deep purple in colour.