| Anisomorpha ferruginea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Pseudophasmatidae |
| Genus: | Anisomorpha |
| Species: | A. ferruginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Anisomorpha ferruginea (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805) | |
Anisomorpha ferruginea is a species in the family Pseudophasmatidae ("striped walkingsticks"), in the order Phasmatodea ("walkingsticks").[1][2] Common names include "northern two-striped walkingstick", "dark walkingstick", and "prairie alligator".[3] Anisomorpha ferruginea is found in North America.[2] This insect can spray a defensive mist that contains a terpene dialdehyde.[4]
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References
- ↑ bugguide.net Anisomorpha ferruginea species information.
- 1 2 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Life Anisomorpha ferruginea species overview.
- ↑ Mullen, Gary R.; Durden, Lance A., eds. (2019). Medical and veterinary entomology (3rd ed.). London San Diego, CA: Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-814043-7.
Further reading
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Otte, Daniel, and Paul Brock (2003). Phasmida Species File: A Catalog of the Stick and Leaf Insects of the World, 505.
External links
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