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Acanthoclonia Phasmid

Acanthoclonia sp (female)

Photo by Felix Fleck
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Field Notes

Description:

Small phasmid, around 5cm in length, very spiny with cryptic colouration in shades of brown and green. Very difficult to see although it was at the end of a branch.

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest in the Ecuadorian Amazon region, near Tena.

Reference Links:

genus Acanthoclonia Stål, 1875: Phasmida Species File

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